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Pascal ARIMONT, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Eva MAYDELL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Proposal for a directive
Recital 44

(44) While off-premises sales constitute a legitimate and well-established sales channel, like sales at a trader's business premises and distance–selling, some particularly aggressive or misleading marketing practices in the context of visits to the consumer's home without the consumer's prior agreement or during commercial excursions can put consumers under pressure to make purchases of goods they would not otherwise buy and/or purchases at excessive prices, often involving immediate payment. Such practices often target elderly or other vulnerable consumers. Some Member States consider those practices undesirable and deem it necessary to restrict certain forms and aspects of off-premises sales within the meaning of Directive 2011/83/EU, such as aggressive and misleading marketing or selling of a product in the context of unsolicited visits to a consumer's home or commercial excursions, on grounds of public policy or the respect for consumers’ private life protected by Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and in order to facilitate enforcement, it should therefore be clarified that Directive 2005/29/EC is without prejudice to Member States' freedom to make arrangements without the need for a case-by-case assessment of the specific practice, to protect the legitimate interests of consumers with regard to unsolicited visits at their private home by a trader in order to offer or sell products or in relation to commercial excursions organised by a trader with the aim or effect of promoting or selling products to consumers where such arrangements are justified on grounds of public policy or the protection of private life. Any such provisions should be proportionate and not discriminatory. Member States should be required to notify any national provisions adopted in this regard to the Commission so that the Commission can make this information available to all interested parties and monitor the proportionate nature and legality of those measures.deleted

2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO

Pascal ARIMONT, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Eva MAYDELL

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 5

(1) Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: “This Directive does not prevent Member States from adopting provisions to protect the legitimate interests of consumers with regard to aggressive or misleading marketing or selling practices in the context of unsolicited visits by a trader to a consumer's home, or with regard to commercial excursions organised by a trader with the aim or effect of promoting or selling products to consumers, provided that such provisions are justified on grounds of public policy or the protection of the respect for private life.” (b) following: “Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of any national provisions applied on the basis of paragraph 5 as well as of any subsequent changes. The Commission shall make this information easily accessible to consumers and traders on a dedicated website.”deleted Paragraph 6 is replaced by the

2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO

Pascal ARIMONT, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Inese VAIDERE, Eva MAYDELL, Jiří POSPÍŠIL

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c

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2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO

Pascal ARIMONT, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Eva MAYDELL, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 11 a – paragraph 2

2. Contractual remedies shall include, as a minimum, the possibility for the consumer to obtain a price reduction or to unilaterally terminate the contract.

2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO

Pascal ARIMONT, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. Where the penalty to be imposed is a fine, the infringing trader’s annual turnover and net profits of the preceding financial year, as well as any fines imposed for the same or other infringements of this Directive in other Member States shall also be taken into account in the determination of its amount.

2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO

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