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  • Case Details
    • National ID: Decision no. 2178/2009
    • Member State: Romania
    • Common Name:plaintiff and defendant unknown
    • Decision type: Court decision in appeal
    • Decision date: 02/11/2009
    • Court: Bucharest Court of Appeal
    • Subject:
    • Plaintiff: Unknown
    • Defendant: Unknown
    • Keywords: credit agreement, unfair commercial practices
  • Directive Articles
    Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Chapter 1, Article 2, (a) Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Chapter 2, Section 2, Article 8 Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Chapter 2, Section 2, Article 8
  • Headnote
    A clause in a facility agreement providing that "the interest rate is adjustable" may be deemed as representing an unfair commercial practice.
    A court action by means of which the plaintiff seeks to obtain the suspension of the sanction which it received due to such unfair commercial practice should be rejected, on the grounds that it does not meet the requirements of i. a well justified case, and ii. an imminent damage.
  • Facts
    The plaintiff was sanctioned with a fine and was obliged to cease a specific incorrect commercial practice (i.e. misleading the consumer by stating within the facility agreement that "the interest rate is adjustable") as per Law 363/2007 on combating unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices and harmonizing the regulations with European legislation on consumer protection (which transposes Directive 2005/29/EC) and requested the suspension of the decision ascertaining the sanction until the case is finally settled.
  • Legal issue
    The court found that the plaintiff's recourse is unfounded and did not analyse from a legal perspective whether the statement that "the interest rate is adjustable" included in a facility agreement can be construed as being an incorrect commercial practice and should be sanctioned as per the Law 363/2007 on combating unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices and harmonizing the regulations with European legislation on consumer protection (which transposes Directive 2005/29/EC).
  • Decision

    Stating within a facility agreement that "the interest rate is adjustable" can be construed as being an incorrect commercial practice and sanctioned as per the Law 363/2007 on combating unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices and harmonizing the regulations with European legislation on consumer protection (which transposes Directive 2005/29/EC)?

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  • Result
    The plaintiff's recourse request was rejected.