COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Consumers

Court of Justice of EU clarifies scope of consumer protection under Unfair Contract Terms Directive

Brussels, 21/12/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Union directive (93/13) on unfair terms in consumer contracts does not preclude the adoption of national provisions ensuring a higher level of protection for consumers in regard to terms falling outside the scope of the directive, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) said in a judgment on Tuesday 21 December (case C-243/20).

This judgment follows a referral from the Athens High Court concerning a dispute over clauses in a home loan contract between two consumers and the Greek...