# 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 3: Entities qualified to bring an action

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

For the purposes of this Directive, a ‘qualified entity’ means any body or organisation which, being properly constituted according to the law of a Member State, has a legitimate interest in ensuring that the provisions referred to in Article 1 are complied with, in particular:
(a) one or more independent public bodies, specifically responsible for protecting the interests referred to in Article 1, in Member States in which such bodies exist; and/or
(b) organisations whose purpose is to protect the interests referred to in Article 1, in accordance with the criteria laid down by the national law.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/22/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-22/article-3
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