New EU rules for consumer protection, aimed at reinforcing and improving enforcement of EU law while also adapting it to the digital age, have come into force in the EU, a move welcomed by the European Commission on Tuesday 7 January.
Modernisation of this legislation was proposed in April 2018 as part of the New Deal for Consumers to reinforce consumers’ rights both online and offline and provide them with better protection against unfair commercial practices across the EU (see EUROPE...