EU consumer rights directive

This note provides a summary of the background to the Consumer Rights Directive and an outline of its main provisions. It also considers how the Directive will be implemented in the UK and its implication for existing legislation. Detailed information on the Government’s proposal for a new Consumer Bill of Rights is provided in a separate Library note (Please click on the Related Url).

• Primary Source

United Kingdom: House of Commons: Library: Standard Notes: SN/HA/6588 (21.3.13): Proposed Consumer Bill of Rights http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06588

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