Category:EU legislation

European Union (EU) laws, legislation, and law-based campaigns that relate to consumer protection.

EU member states each have specific Consumer Protection Laws, which implement directives set by the EU. These laws create a framework that ensures consistent protection for consumers throughout the European Union, while allowing member states some flexibility in implementation.Expand the table below to find state specific resources.

Legislation by country
Country	specific legislation
Austria	https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/en/themen/gesetze_und_recht/verbraucherschutz.html https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?AUSTRIA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Austria
Belgium	https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/consumer-protection https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?BELGIUM&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Belgium
Bulgaria	https://psc.egov.bg/en/user-guide-costomer-protection https://kzp.bg/ https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?BULGARIA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Bulgaria
Croatia	https://gov.hr/en/consumer-protection/326 https://www.hnb.hr/documents/20182/2135754/e-zakon-o-zastiti-potrosaca_19-2022.pdf/d73aa75d-d282-107b-9aea-b2ffd4b02d75?t=1654865939985 https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?CROATIA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Croatia
Cyprus	https://consumer.gov.cy/en/ https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Cyprus
Czech Republic	https://mpo.gov.cz/en/consumer-protection/ https://mpo.gov.cz/assets/dokumenty/33030/46444/558072/priloha001.pdf https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?CZECHIA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_the_Czech_Republic
Denmark	https://en.kfst.dk/consumer https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?DENMARK&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Denmark
Estonia	https://mkm.ee/en/consumer-protection https://www.eesti.ee/eraisik/en/artikkel/consumer-protection/rights-and-obligations-of-the-consumer https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/521042022002/consolide https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?ESTONIA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Estonia
Finland	https://www.suomi.fi/citizen/personal-finances/consumer-protection https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1978/en19780038_20050029.pdf https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?FINLAND&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Finland
France	https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/N24033?lang=en https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/N24033?lang=en https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?FRANCE&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_France
Germany	https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/EN/Consumer_protection/Protecting_Consumer_Rights/Protecting_Consumer_Rights_node.html https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/871a8621-32ca-4456-b9b4-fba53d0f741f_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_de_listing_en.pdf https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?GERMANY&member=1 (currently broken?) https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Germany
Greece	https://www.gov.gr/en/sdg/consumer-rights/consumer-rights-and-guarantees https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?GREECE&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Greece
Hungary	https://www.gvh.hu/en/legal_background/rules_for_the_hungarian_market/competition_act/consumer_protection https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?HUNGARY&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Hungary
Ireland	https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/consumer/consumer-laws/your-consumer-rights/ https://www.ccpc.ie/ https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022/act/37/enacted/en/html https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?IRELAND&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Ireland
Italy	https://en.agcm.it/en/scope-of-activity/consumer-protection/ https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/fdec2cf5-feec-4fc0-b10e-e7217abdf567_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_it_listing_en.pdf https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?ITALY&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Italy
Latvia	https://www.ptac.gov.lv/en/consumer-protection https://www.inlatplus.lv/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/3542_Consumer_Rights_Protection_Law.doc.pdf https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?LATVIA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Latvia
Lithuania	https://vvtat.lrv.lt/en/ https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/868120e3-a958-40cb-9a5a-cb3bb2ebaf47_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_lt_listing.pdf https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?LITHUANIA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Lithuania
Luxembourg	https://mpc.gouvernement.lu/en/le-ministere/protjur.html https://www.cssf.lu/en/consumer-protection/ https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?LUXEMBOURG&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Luxembourg
Malta	https://mccaa.org.mt/Section/Content?contentId=3196 https://legislation.mt/eli/cap/378/eng/pdf https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?MALTA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Malta
Netherlands	https://www.acm.nl/en/about-acm/our-organization/the-netherlands-authority-for-consumers-and-markets https://www.government.nl/topics/consumer-protection https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?NETHERLANDS&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_the_Netherlands
Poland	https://www.biznes.gov.pl/en/portal/004510 https://uokik.gov.pl/en/consumer-protection https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?POLAND&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Poland
Portugal	https://www.acm.gov.pt/-/o-que-e-um-consumidor-e-quais-os-seus-direitos- https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?PORTUGAL&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Portugal
Romania	https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?ROMANIA&member=1 https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/64675a85-834d-4494-97f3-dbf37da089cc_en?filename=romania_country_fich_en.pdf https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Romania
Slovakia	https://www.slovensko.sk/en/life-situation/life-situation/_consumer-rights https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?SLOVAKIA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Slovakia
Slovenia	https://www.gov.si/en/policies/business-and-economy/consumer-and-competition-protection/ https://www.gov.si/en/topics/consumer-protection/ https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?SLOVENIA&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Slovenia
Spain	https://administracion.gob.es/pag_Home/en/Tu-espacio-europeo/derechos-obligaciones/empresas/inicio-gestion-cierre/practicas-comerciales/derechos-consumidores.html https://www.mjusticia.gob.es/es/AreaTematica/DocumentacionPublicaciones/Documents/ Consolidated_text_of_the_general_consumer_and_user_Protection_Act_and_other_complementary_laws_%28Ley.PDF https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?SPAIN&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Spain
Sweden	https://www.informationsverige.se/en/om-sverige/att-forsorja-sig-och-utvecklas-i-sverige/konsumentratt.html https://verksamt.se/en/agreement-invoicing/if-a-dispute-arises/consumer-law https://e-justice.europa.eu/37165/EN/enforcement?SWEDEN&member=1 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Data_Protection_in_Sweden

Pages in category "EU legislation"

The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

D

Digital Markets Act

G

General Data Protection Regulation