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Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection Act
France
Haas Avocats
Depuis le 17 février 2024, le Digital Services Act (DSA), ou « Règlement sur les services numériques », s'applique à toutes les marketplaces et autres plateformes numériques.
Germany
PwC Legal Germany
Directive 2023/2225 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing the Consumer Credit Directive (2008/48/EC) (referred to herein as CCD 2.0)...
Schlun & Elseven Rechtsanwalte
From September 2023, consumer protection associations will have a new legal instrument at their disposal to obtain collective redress against businesses on behalf of consumers.
Hungary
Kinstellar
The Hungarian government's decree on measures to combat the so-called "shrinkflation" will enter into force on 1 February 2024. "Shrinkflation" refers...
Ireland
Arthur Cox
Published on 7 March 2024, the Central Bank's Consultation Paper CP158 on its planned reforms to the Consumer Protection Code (CPC) is open for feedback until 7 June 2024.
Matheson
The Matheson Spring Horizon Tracker has just been distributed to our clients this week with an 'as of' date of 10 March 2024.
Arthur Cox
The Central Bank of Ireland's Regulatory Supervisory Outlook Report 2024 and accompanying Letter to the Minister for Finance were published on 29 February 2024.
Arthur Cox
Indications from the Central Bank at its Financial System Conference on 8 November 2023 were that the consultation paper on planned changes to the CPC is likely to be published early in Q1 2024...
William Fry
The concept of a ‘dark pattern' is not yet defined in law, although several pieces of legislation touch on the concept.
Arthur Cox
The Central Bank of Ireland's revised Client Asset Requirements apply to credit institutions from 1 January 2024. The related Guidance (which broadly reflects the draft Guidance that was available on the Central Bank's website since June 2022) applies from the same date.
Turkey
Egemenoglu Law Firm
At the first meeting of the year held on January 9, 2024, the Advertising Board made an important principle decision regarding discount sale advertisements by amending...
UK
Herbert Smith Freehills
On 27 March 2024 the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published an "open letter" to all businesses in the fashion retail sector highlighting the need to consider obligations...
Travers Smith LLP
After a software glitch incorrectly showed that a player had won £1 million in an online game, the Court of Appeal has ruled that former National Lottery operator Camelot...
Burges Salmon
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are undertaking work to understand better how consumer protection legislation can be used to tackle...
European Union
William Fry
Annexed to CP158 are two sets of draft Regulations which will ultimately replace the Code and two sets of draft Guidance. The period for submissions ends on 7 June 2024.
Arthur Cox
Obligations under Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the Digital Markets Act (Regulation 2022/1925) (the "DMA") come into operation from 7 March 2024...
Travers Smith LLP
The EU is pursuing a number of measures intended to combat misleading environmental claims about products and services aimed at consumers.
Logan & Partners
The laws in the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) provide consumers with the right to change their minds and cancel online purchases within a 14-day period.
William Fry
It will enter into force once it is formally adopted by the Council and published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Member states will have 24 months to transpose it into national law...
Maples Group
a) The European Union (Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers) Regulations 2023 ("Regulations") transpose the Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers Directive (EU) 2021/2167 ("Directive") into Irish law...
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