Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules (Text with EEA relevance)

What Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules (Text with EEA relevance) requires

This Directive amends key EU consumer protection directives to strengthen enforcement, requiring Member States to impose effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for widespread or cross-border infringements of consumer law, particularly under Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC, 2011/83/EU and Council Directive 93/13/EEC. It introduces common criteria for penalty imposition, including the nature, gravity, scale and duration of the infringement, as per Article 7 of the Directive.

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Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019L2161

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• Directive (EU) 2019/2161, Recital (5) - Introduction of new rules on penalties in Council Directive 93/13/EEC and improvement of existing rules in Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU
• Directive (EU) 2019/2161, Recital (7) - Common non-exhaustive and indicative criteria for penalties: nature, gravity, scale, duration, financial benefit, repetition, redress provided

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