Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005

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Directive 2005/29/EC

European Union directive
Title	Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’)
Made by	European Parliament and Council
Made under	Art. 95 TEC
Journal reference	L149, pp. 22–39
History
Date made	11 May 2005
Entry into force	11 June 2005
Implementation date	12 June 2007
Other legislation
Amends	Directive 84/450/EEC, Directive 97/7/EC, Directive 98/27/EC, Directive 2002/65/EC, and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004
Current legislation

The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC^[1] regulates unfair business practices in EU law, as part of European consumer law. It requires corresponding laws to be passed that incorporate it into each member state's legal system. It is intended to provide a level playing field in the single market, reducing trade barriers.^[2]

The Directive is concerned mainly with the "substantive" law (meaning in this context the standards of behaviour required of traders). To some extent, it leaves to member states the choice of appropriate domestic enforcement procedures and penalties for non-compliance (Articles 11 to 13 of the Directive).^[3]