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Amendments to the Consumer Protection Act are to be Adopted

On December 12th, 2019, amendments to the Consumer Protection Act (the “CPA”) were adopted at first reading. The amendments aim at harmonization of the national legislation with Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market (the “two regulations”).

The new legal framework extends the substantive scope of the two regulations and provides for an obligation for member states to determine the competent authorities responsible for the implementation of the legislation covered by the regulation and a single liaison office to coordinate the activities of the competent authorities.

The main changes provided for by the draft act are in the following guidelines:

The amendments proposed will contribute to the improvement of the cooperation within EU member states supervisory authorities’ work. The changes are supposed to improve the enforcement of consumer protection legislation and they ought to contribute to a higher level of consumer protection.

The article above is intended for information purposes only by drawing your attention to some of the legislative amendments aiming at harmonization of the national consumer protection regulation with the European one. It should not be construed as (binding) legal advice. For a thorough understanding of the subjects covered and prior acting on any issue discussed we kindly recommend Readers consult Ilieva, Voutcheva & Co. Law Firm team.
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