Erroneous information to a consumer as a misleading commercial practice - Judgement of the ECJ of 16.4.2015 - C- 388/13 (UPC)

Abstract

With the decision C-388/13 continues the ECJ his consumer-friendly legal practice on contract law, and notes that the communication of erroneous information must be classified as "misleading commercial practice" within the meaning of the Directive 2005/29/EC, even though that information concerned only one single consumer. this paper discusses the two main questions referred for preliminary ruling to the ECJ and to the problem of service change.

Keywords

• Erroneous information
• consumer
• misleading commercial practice
• judgement of the ECJ C-388/13
• Directive 2005/29/EC
• service change