Consumers Protection Law

The idea of consumers protection was firstly created and developed in:

• Germany

• the European Union

• The United States

• India

In the EU the consumers are protected:

• only by the primary law (treaties)

• only by the secondary law (directives, regulations)

• by the primary and secondary law (treaties, directives, regulations)

• only by case law

In the European Union law a consumer is:

• a natural person

• a legal person

• a natural or legal person

• only a company

To be treated as a consumer a person has to act:

• for business purposes

• for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession

• for business or private purposes

• always on behalf of somebody else

What are the reasons for special liability for defective products:

• mass production

• the complexity of the goods

• rapid development of science, technology, trade

• powerful position of consumers

The liability for damage caused by defective products is:

• a liability based on fault

• a liability based on insurance

• an absolute liability

• a strict liability

Commercial speech:

• is not protected in the EU law

• is protected under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

• is protected only by domestic law