Adaptation of consumer law to the digital age: EU Directive 2019/2161 on modernisation and better enforcement of consumer law

This Paper examines the most important innovations in the recently adopted European Directive 2019/2161 on better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules. First, by adding the innovative rules, such as the ones on the trustworthiness of online reviews, the Directive aims to...

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Main Author:	Đurović Mateja
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia 2020-01-01
Series:	Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
Subjects:	consumer protection enforcement eu law harmonisation digital market
Online Access:	https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2020/0003-25652002062Q.pdf

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spelling	doaj-0372f913b8464d76b2e82f84f01c303e2021-03-22T11:00:06ZengUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, SerbiaAnali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu0003-25652406-26932020-01-01682627910.5937/AnaliPFB2002062D0003-25652002062QAdaptation of consumer law to the digital age: EU Directive 2019/2161 on modernisation and better enforcement of consumer lawĐurović Mateja0King's College London, Dickson Poon School of Law, Centre for Technology, Ethics, Law and Society (TELOS), London, United KingdomThis Paper examines the most important innovations in the recently adopted European Directive 2019/2161 on better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules. First, by adding the innovative rules, such as the ones on the trustworthiness of online reviews, the Directive aims to adapt the European regulatory framework on consumer protection to the challenges and particularities of the digital age and the digital market. Second, through the sharp rise of the fines for breach of consumer law and through the introduction of a mandatory individual remedy to the consumers who has been a victim of unfair commercial practices, the Directive substantially contributes to strengthening of the general enforcement mechanism of EU consumer law and achievement of high level of consumer protection.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2020/0003-25652002062Q.pdfconsumer protectionenforcementeu lawharmonisationdigital market
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title	Adaptation of consumer law to the digital age: EU Directive 2019/2161 on modernisation and better enforcement of consumer law
title_short	Adaptation of consumer law to the digital age: EU Directive 2019/2161 on modernisation and better enforcement of consumer law
title_full	Adaptation of consumer law to the digital age: EU Directive 2019/2161 on modernisation and better enforcement of consumer law
title_fullStr	Adaptation of consumer law to the digital age: EU Directive 2019/2161 on modernisation and better enforcement of consumer law
title_full_unstemmed	Adaptation of consumer law to the digital age: EU Directive 2019/2161 on modernisation and better enforcement of consumer law
title_sort	adaptation of consumer law to the digital age: eu directive 2019/2161 on modernisation and better enforcement of consumer law
publisher	University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia
series	Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
issn	0003-2565 2406-2693
publishDate	2020-01-01
description	This Paper examines the most important innovations in the recently adopted European Directive 2019/2161 on better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules. First, by adding the innovative rules, such as the ones on the trustworthiness of online reviews, the Directive aims to adapt the European regulatory framework on consumer protection to the challenges and particularities of the digital age and the digital market. Second, through the sharp rise of the fines for breach of consumer law and through the introduction of a mandatory individual remedy to the consumers who has been a victim of unfair commercial practices, the Directive substantially contributes to strengthening of the general enforcement mechanism of EU consumer law and achievement of high level of consumer protection.
topic	consumer protection enforcement eu law harmonisation digital market
url	https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2020/0003-25652002062Q.pdf
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Adaptation of consumer law to the digital age: EU Directive 2019/2161 on modernisation and better enforcement of consumer law

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