An eu directive is making shoppers feel like they have extra rights to return faulty goods for up to two years. The eu directive 9425ec on recreational craft, as amended by eu directive 200344ec hereafter referred to as the directive, sets minimum requirements for the trade of boats, personal watercrafts, marine engines and components. The consumer can choose to invoke directive 199944ec or soga. L17112 en officialjournaloftheeuropeancommunities 7. Directive 199944 ec of the european parliament and of the council of 25 may 1999, on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees. The latter is important, because my case for getting a new phone, for free, from apple, was by citing directive 199944ec about guarantees for electronic goods in the eu. Directive 200922ec of the european parliament and of the council of 23 april 2009 on injunctions for the protection of consumers interests. The european commissions approach in the proposal of digital content directive to. A list with the provisions of directive 9425ec which have been amended by directive 200344ec can be found in appendix 9. Value added tax vat notice to our european customers. If the uk government does not comply with an eu directive by not having implemented its provisions into domestic law then the uk, and not the retailer, is in breach of its eu obligation. Law erpl 20 cadmus eui research repository european. These new laws will ensure that all new consumer goods, including cars, carry at least a twoyear warranty and used consumer goods have a minimum of a oneyear warranty.
The purpose of this directive is to provide for measures, procedures and guidance in order to prevent or reduce negative effects on the environment particularly the pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air and of the global environment including the greenhouse effect as well as any other risk to human health that might result from landfilling of waste. The directive, passed in 1999, banned conventional battery cages. L 6626 en official journal of the european communities. Likewise directive 199944ec on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and. The new directive, with the number 201453ec, repeals the directive 19995ec of the european parliament and of the council of 9 march 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity.
Directive 200120ec of the european parliament and of the council of 4 april 2001. Directive 1999 44 ec of the european parliament and of the council of 25 may 1999 on cer tain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees. All member states were due to implement the directive into national law by 1 january 2002. M5 commission regulation ec no 2792009 of 6 april 2009 l 93 11 7. Directive 200943ec of the european parliament and of the. European commissions directive on consumer rights and its.
Ce marking ce mark, directive 199934ec of 10 may 1999. Directive 199944ec of the european parliament and of the council of 25 may 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated. European union council directive 199974ec is legislation passed by the european union on the minimum standards for keeping egg laying hens which effectively bans conventional battery cages. Directive 200069ec of the european parliament and of the council relating to limit values for benzene and carbon monoxide in ambient air, o. Pdf new european union consumer protection legislation. Under article 44 eu vat directive 2006112ec that deals with the place of supply of services, electronic services are deemed to be taxable where the business customer belongs. Directive 199944ec, may 1999 from the european parliament stipulates that by 1 st january 2002 all member states must have altered their legislation to comply with new consumer laws. Directive 200244ec vibration of 25 june 2002 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents vibration sixteenth individual directive within the meaning of article 161 of directive 89391eec. Under article 196 eu vat directive, the vat will be levied from the customer, based on the reverse charge mechanism. Yesterday, the european commission published a new ce directive for radio equipment. Pdf chapter in state of play and prospects for legal questions and. Directive 200916ec of the european parliament and of the council of 23 april 2009 on port state control recast commission regulation eu no 8012010 commission regulation eu 8022010 as amended by regulatoin eu 12052012 commission regulation eu no 4282010 directive 199935ec.
Council directive 9682ec of 9 december 1996 on the control of majoraccident hazards involving dangerous substances as amended is a european union law aimed at improving the safety of sites containing large quantities of dangerous substances. Official journal no page date m1 commission decision 2002525ec of 27 june 2002 l 170 81 29. Definitionsthe directive distinguishes between vibration affecting the handarmsystem and. The notion consumer in european private law ghent university. Uk consumer law already met or exceeded most of the directives requirements, except for the specific provisions in regard of a right to repair or replacement.
Directive 201453eu of the european parliament and of the council of 16 april 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the member states relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing directive 19995ec description. These goods are characterised by combining tangible hardware with. Do uk retailers have to comply with eu directive 199944ec. An overview of the general product safety directive 200195ec. Directive 949ec of the european parliament and the council of 23 march 1994 author. Directive 199944ec of the european parliament and of the council of 25 may 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees.
The european directive 199944ec says all eu countries have to ensure a retailer could be held liable for all nonconformities which manifest within two years from delivery. Article 1 paragraph 1 the purpose of this directive is to ensure that products placed on the market are safe. Review of the european data protection directive ico. Directive 1999 44 ec of the european parliament and of the council of 25 may 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees. New radio equipment directive 201453ec, directive 19995. Directive 199944ec of the european parliament and of the council of 25 may 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer. Member states should retain the possibility to impose additional information requirements applicable to service.
Council directive 199974ec july 1999 made a distinction between 3 types of rearing systems for laying hens. European commission press release details page brussels, 18 march 2010 in order to ensure eu citizens and companies fully benefit from the internal market, the european commission has taken action against a total of 12 member states. Council directive 199930ec of 22 april 1999 european. Directive 1999 34ec of the european parliament and of the council of 10 may 1999 amending council directive 85374eec on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member states concerning liability for defective products official journal l 141, 0406 1999 p. Directive 199945ec of the european parliament and of the council concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member states relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations citation. Directive 20023ec of the european parliament and of the council relating to ozone. L 9110 en official journal of the european communities 7. The ec physical agents directive 200244ec ec vibration directive was established to protect users of land vehicles plus air and sea craft from the effects of vibration and shock injury. When selling to an eu customer with a valid vat id, i need to write reverse charge vat exempt under article 44 directive 2006112es on the invoice and not charge the vat tax. Greece, the netherlands, poland and portugal will be referred to the court of justice over legislation on prudential assessment. Directive 199944ec of the european parliament and of the council of 25 may 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees oj l 171, 7. After exit day no further amendments will be applied to this version.
Vat directive and article 44 selling services outside eu. Consumer rights and legal guarantees in the european union under. It would take a while to explain why, but it is irrelevanta mythalready in uk law. The annex to directive 9827ec shall be completed as follows. Approaches to the different levels of consumer protection in. The directive 199932ec establishes limits on the maximum sulphur content of gas oils, heavy fuel oil in landbased applications as well as marine fuels for which it serves as the eu legal instrument to incorporate the sulphur provisions of the marpol annex vi. Directive 199944ec of the european parliament and of the. This basically says that if a fault was in the product when it was purchased, the manufacturer will have to take it back and replace it within the first 2 years i. Directive 199944ec of the european parliament and of the council of 25 may 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees the european parliament and the council of the european union, having regard to the treaty establishing the european community, and in particular article 95 thereof. It is also known as the seveso ii directive, after the seveso disaster. Council directive 199930ec of 22 april 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air. On 25 may 1999, the council and the european parliament adopted directive 9944 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees. In the first place, the consumer may require the seller to repair the goods or he may require the seller to replace them, in either case free of charge.
When selling to an eu customer without a valid vat id, i charge tax from their country. Under the directive, the seller of a product is liable for any lack of conformity in goods that becomes apparent within two years of delivery. Eu directives are being published on this site to aid cross referencing from uk legislation. Because of history in consumer protection already before joining the. Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosi ve atmospheres keywords.
Directive 199944ec of the european parliament and the council of 25 may 1999. A harmonized set of rules on european contract law would create a set of. Objectivethe directive aims at ensuring health and safety of each worker and at creating a minimum basis of protection for all community workers by timely detection of adverse health effects arising or likely to arise from exposure to mechanical vibration, especially musculoskeletal disorders. The ec vibration directive sets out regulations for the control of health and safety risks from the exposure of workers to hand arm vibration hav and. Council directive 199931ec on the landfill of waste. International vibration directive information for 20. To see if this document has been published in an eoj with legal value, click on the icon above for ojs published before 1st july 20, only the. B directive 200053ec of the european parliament and of the council of 18 september 2000 on endof life vehicles oj l 269, 21. European commission european union website, the official. Digital content and consumer protection within european law. Written question practical problems in application of.
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