Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 22)

Article 1 U.K. Scope

1. The purpose of this Directive is to approximate the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to actions for an injunction referred to in Article 2 aimed at the protection of the collective interests of consumers included in the [F1 Union acts listed in Annex I], with a view to ensuring the smooth functioning of the internal market.

2. For the purposes of this Directive, an infringement means any act contrary to the [F1 Union acts listed in Annex I] as transposed into the internal legal order of the Member States which harms the collective interests referred to in paragraph 1.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (Regulation on consumer ODR).