# Directive 2005/29/EC (Unfair Commercial Practices Directive) — business-to-consumer commercial practices URL: https://consilena.com/coverage/laws/ksrc_10axrjfs2fgk6n09 - Jurisdiction: European Union - Type: Directive - Identifier: 32005L0029 - Current as of: 11 June 2005 - Provisions: 21 - Official text: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2005/29/oj > The library is a research copy. Check the official source before relying on a provision: the text published there, not the copy in Consilena, is the law. ## Provisions - **Use of harassment, coercion and undue influence**: In determining whether a commercial practice uses harassment, coercion, including the use of physical force, or… - **Aggressive commercial practices**: — Article 8 — Aggressive commercial practices A commercial practice shall be regarded as aggressive if, in its factual context, taking account of all its… - **Transposition**: Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 12 June… - **Purpose**: The purpose of this Directive is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market and achieve a high level of consumer protection by… - **Definitions**: For the purposes of this Directive: (a) ‘consumer’ means any natural person who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting for… - **Amendments to Directive 84/450/EEC**: Directive 84/450/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 The purpose… - **Misleading actions**: 1. A commercial practice shall be regarded as misleading if it contains false information and is therefore untruthful or in any way… - **Prohibition of unfair commercial practices**: 1. Unfair commercial practices shall be prohibited. 2. A commercial practice shall be unfair if: (a) it is contrary… - **Entry into force**: This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. - **Information**: Member States shall take appropriate measures to inform consumers of the national law transposing this Directive and shall, where appropriate… - **Review**: 1. By 12 June 2011 the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a comprehensive report on the application of this Directive… - **Internal market**: Member States shall neither restrict the freedom to provide services nor restrict the free movement of goods for reasons falling within the… - **Codes of conduct**: This Directive does not exclude the control, which Member States may encourage, of unfair commercial practices by code owners and recourse to… - **Penalties**: Member States shall lay down penalties for infringements of national provisions adopted in application of this Directive and shall take all necessary… - **Amendments to Directive 98/27/EC and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004**: 1. In the Annex to Directive 98/27/EC, point 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘1… - **Amendments to Directives 97/7/EC and 2002/65/EC**: 1. Article 9 of Directive 97/7/EC shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 9 Inertia selling Given the… - **Misleading omissions**: 1. A commercial practice shall be regarded as misleading if, in its factual context, taking account of all its features and circumstances… - **Addressees**: This Directive is addressed to the Member States. - **Scope**: 1. This Directive shall apply to unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices, as laid down in Article 5, before, during and after a commercial… - **Enforcement**: 1. Member States shall ensure that adequate and effective means exist to combat unfair commercial practices in order to enforce compliance with the… - **Courts and administrative authorities: substantiation of claims**: Member States shall confer upon the courts or administrative authorities powers enabling them… - **Enforcement**: 2. Under the legal provisions referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall confer upon the courts or administrative authorities powers enabling… - **Amendments to Directive 84/450/EEC**: (1) of this Directive or Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May… - **Scope**: 9. In relation to ‘financial services’, as defined in Directive 2002/65/EC, and immovable property, Member States may impose requirements which are more… - **Misleading omissions**: 4. In the case of an invitation to purchase, the following information shall be regarded as material, if not already apparent from the… - **Definitions**: the general principle of good faith in the trader's field of activity; (i) ‘invitation to purchase’ means a commercial communication which… - **Misleading actions**: goods and associated guarantees (8), or the risks he may face. 2. A commercial practice shall also be regarded as misleading if, in its… - **Amendments to Directive 84/450/EEC**: (1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Member States shall ensure that adequate and effective means exist to combat… - **Enforcement**: 3. The administrative authorities referred to in paragraph 1 must: (a) be composed so as not to cast doubt on their impartiality; (b) have adequate… --- Consilena is a software provider, not a law firm. AI output is not legal advice: consult a licensed lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction. Page: https://consilena.com/coverage/laws/ksrc_10axrjfs2fgk6n09. Index of every page: https://consilena.com/llms.txt.