Συμβούλιο της ΕΕ
28 Νοεμβρίου 2019
EU closer to enabling consumers to defend their rights collectively
Consumers will soon be able to defend their rights collectively and more efficiently across the EU. The Council today reached agreement on a draft directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers.
The Single Market can only realise its full potential if EU consumers have access to efficient and affordable tools to enforce their rights in all member states. The text agreed today provides consumers with such tools while also protecting traders against abusive litigation.Timo Harakka, Finnish minister of employment
The draft directive aims to put in place a system on representative actions for the protection of collective interests of consumers against infringements of Union law in all member states. The system will cover actions for both injunctions and redress. The directive was proposed by the Commission in April 2018 as part of the Commission's "New deal for consumers" package, which aims to ensure fair and transparent rules for EU consumers.
