European Council
EU modernises consumer protection laws
April 1, 2019
Ambassadors from the European Union’s Member States have approved a deal on a draft directive, amending four existing directives concerning the protection of consumers’ interests. The directive covers a wide range of topics, and amends the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC, the Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU, the Unfair Contract Terms Directive 93/13/EEC and the Price […]
New DecaBDE threshold “too high”
March 7, 2019
A range of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) have complained that the new concentration limit for toxic flame retardants such as DecaBDE is still too high, calling it a “permission slip to contaminate.”
