# Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1: Scope

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The purpose of this Directive is to approximate the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to actions for an injunction referred to in Article 2 aimed at the protection of the collective interests of consumers included in the Union acts listed in Annex I, with a view to ensuring the smooth functioning of the internal market.
2. For the purposes of this Directive, an infringement means any act contrary to the Union acts listed in Annex I as transposed into the internal legal order of the Member States which harms the collective interests referred to in paragraph 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/22/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-22/article-1
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