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What is the effect of the European Directive 1999/44/EC?
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What is the effect of the European Directive 1999/44/EC? In 1999 the European Parliament and Council of the European Union passed Directive 1999/44/EC on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees. It relied upon Article 153(1) and (3) of the Convention, which states "the Community should contribute to the achievement of a high level of consumer protection by the measures it adopts." The Directive required Member States to implement it into their National Law. The Directive was designed to give consumers across Europe a minimum standard of rules that would strengthen consumer confidence and enable consumers to make the most of the internal market. The 2002 Regulations have been implemented in 4 major pieces of legislation. The Sale of Goods Act 1979 (SGA), the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (SGSA), the Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 have all...
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