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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9200

30 May 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/consumers
Majority of Member States support maximum harmonisation in consumer credit

Brussels, 29/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - On the morning of Monday 29 May, the Competitiveness Council held its first debate on the Commission's amended proposal on consumer credit law, presented in October 2005. The Austrian Presidency, according to a Community source, said that most delegations support “the principle of maximum harmonisation” in this area. Germany is most strongly opposed to this principle, fearing its national legislation would be weakened, the source indicated. The...

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