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Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (repealed)

EU Directive 1997/7 · Adopted 20 May 1997 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 20 May 1997

on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (repealed)

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Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Repealed by Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

Contents

  1. 1Object Repealed
  2. 2Definitions Repealed
  3. 3Exemptions Repealed
  4. 4Prior information Repealed
  5. 5Written confirmation of information Repealed
  6. 6Right of withdrawal Repealed
  7. 7Performance Repealed
  8. 8Payment by card Repealed
  9. 9Inertia selling Repealed
  10. 10Restrictions on the use of certain means of distance communication Repealed
  11. 11Judicial or administrative redress Repealed
  12. 12Binding nature Repealed
  13. 13Community rules Repealed
  14. 14Minimal clause Repealed
  15. 15Implementation Repealed
  16. 16Consumer information Repealed
  17. 17Complaints systems Repealed
  18. 18Article 18 Repealed
  19. 19Article 19 Repealed
  20. Annex IMeans of communication covered by Article 2 (4) Repealed
  21. Annex IIFinancial services within the meaning of Article 3 (1) Repealed

1ObjectF1

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2DefinitionsF1

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3ExemptionsF1

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4Prior informationF1

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5Written confirmation of informationF1

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6Right of withdrawalF1

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7PerformanceF1

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8Payment by cardF1

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9Inertia sellingF1

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10Restrictions on the use of certain means of distance communicationF1

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11Judicial or administrative redressF1

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12Binding natureF1

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13Community rulesF1

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14Minimal clauseF1

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15ImplementationF1

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16Consumer informationF1

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17Complaints systemsF1

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Annex IMeans of communication covered by Article 2 (4)F1

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Annex IIFinancial services within the meaning of Article 3 (1)F1

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