Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29) - Ireland

National Law

  • European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995
    • Adoption date for national laws: Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 CET 1995
    • In force date: Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 CET 1994
European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995 01/02/1995 31/12/1994
  • Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act, 1995
    • Adoption date for national laws: Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 CET 1995
    • In force date: Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 CET 1995
    • PDF: legislation253_en.pdf
Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act, 1995 01/10/1995 01/10/1995
Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act, 1995 01/10/1995 01/10/1995
  • European Communities (Contracts for Time Sharing of Immovable Property—Protection of Purchasers) Regulations 1997 and 2000
    • Adoption date for national laws: Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 1997
    • In force date: Mon May 19 00:00:00 CEST 1997
    • PDF: legislation301_en.pdf
European Communities (Contracts for Time Sharing of Immovable Property—Protection of Purchasers) Regulations 1997 and 2000 01/01/1997 19/05/1997
  • European Communities (Requirements to Indicate Product Prices) Regulations 2002
    • Adoption date for national laws: Fri Dec 20 00:00:00 CET 2002
    • In force date: Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 CET 2003
European Communities (Requirements to Indicate Product Prices) Regulations 2002 20/12/2002 01/03/2003
  • European Communities (Certain Aspects of the Sale of Consumer Goods and Associated Guarantees) Regulations 2003
    • Adoption date for national laws: Wed Jan 22 00:00:00 CET 2003
    • In force date: Wed Jan 22 00:00:00 CET 2003
    • PDF: legislation331_en.pdf
European Communities (Certain Aspects of the Sale of Consumer Goods and Associated Guarantees) Regulations 2003 22/01/2003 22/01/2003
  • Consumer Protection Act 2007
    • Adoption date for national laws: Sat Apr 21 00:00:00 CEST 2007
    • In force date: Thu Apr 12 00:00:00 CEST 2007
    • PDF: en.act.2007.0019_en.pdf
Consumer Protection Act 2007 21/04/2007 12/04/2007
  • Consumer Protection Bill 2007
Consumer Protection Bill 2007 01/05/2007 01/05/2007
  • Consumer Protection (Fixed Payment Notice) Regulations 2007
    • Adoption date for national laws: Fri Oct 12 00:00:00 CEST 2007
    • In force date: Sat Oct 13 00:00:00 CEST 2007
Consumer Protection (Fixed Payment Notice) Regulations 2007 12/10/2007 13/10/2007
European Communities (Misleading and Comparative Marketing Communications) Regulations 2007 30/11/2007 30/11/2007
European Communities (Court Orders for the Protection of Consumer Interests) Regulations 2010 23/11/2010 23/11/2010
  • European Communities (Court Orders for the Protection of Consumer Interests) Regulations 2010
    • Adoption date for national laws: Fri Nov 26 00:00:00 CET 2010
    • In force date: Fri Nov 26 00:00:00 CET 2010
    • PDF: legislation473_en.pdf
European Communities (Court Orders for the Protection of Consumer Interests) Regulations 2010 26/11/2010 26/11/2010
  • European Union (Protection of Consumers in respect of Timeshare, Long-Term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts) Regulations 2011
    • Adoption date for national laws: Wed Feb 23 00:00:00 CET 2011
    • In force date: Wed Feb 23 00:00:00 CET 2011
    • PDF: legislation470_en.pdf
European Union (Protection of Consumers in respect of Timeshare, Long-Term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts) Regulations 2011 23/02/2011 23/02/2011
European Union (Protection of Consumers in respect of Timeshare, Long-term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts) Regulations 2011 23/02/2011 23/02/2011
  • EUROPEAN UNION (TEXTILE FIBRE NAMES AND RELATED LABELLING AND MARKING OF THE FIBRE COMPOSITION OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS 2012
    • Adoption date for national laws: Tue May 08 00:00:00 CEST 2012
    • In force date: Tue May 08 00:00:00 CEST 2012
    • PDF: en.si.2012.0142_en.pdf
EUROPEAN UNION (TEXTILE FIBRE NAMES AND RELATED LABELLING AND MARKING OF THE FIBRE COMPOSITION OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS 2012 08/05/2012 08/05/2012
  • Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013
    • Adoption date for national laws: Thu Jul 11 00:00:00 CEST 2013
    • In force date: Thu Jul 11 00:00:00 CEST 2013
    • PDF: en.act.2013.0026_en.pdf
Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 11/07/2013 11/07/2013
  • European Union (Consumer Information, Cancellation and Other Rights) Regulations 2013
    • Adoption date for national laws: Wed Dec 11 00:00:00 CET 2013
    • In force date: Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 CEST 2014
European Union (Consumer Information, Cancellation and Other Rights) Regulations 2013 11/12/2013 14/06/2014
  • Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
    • Adoption date for national laws: Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 CEST 2014
    • In force date: Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 CET 2014
Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 28/07/2014 31/10/2014
  • European Union (Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements) Regulations 2019
    • Adoption date for national laws: Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 CET 2019
    • In force date: Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 CET 2019
European Union (Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements) Regulations 2019 11/03/2019 11/03/2019
  • European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations, 1995 and 2000.
    • Adoption date for national laws: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 9999
    • In force date: Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 1995
    • PDF: legislation235_en.pdf
European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations, 1995 and 2000. 01/01/9999 01/01/1995
  • European Communities (Protection of Consumers in Respect of Contracts made by Means of Distance Communication) Regulations, 2001
    • Adoption date for national laws: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 9999
    • In force date: Tue May 15 00:00:00 CEST 2001
    • PDF: legislation328_en.pdf
European Communities (Protection of Consumers in Respect of Contracts made by Means of Distance Communication) Regulations, 2001 01/01/9999 15/05/2001
  • European Communities (Cancellation of Contracts negotiated away from business premises) Regulations, 1989
    • Adoption date for national laws: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 9999
    • In force date: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 9999
    • PDF: legislation147_en.pdf
European Communities (Cancellation of Contracts negotiated away from business premises) Regulations, 1989 01/01/9999 01/01/9999
  • European Communities (Protection of Consumers' Collective Interests) Regulations, 2001
    • Adoption date for national laws: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 9999
    • In force date: Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 CEST 2001
    • PDF: legislation330_en.pdf
European Communities (Protection of Consumers' Collective Interests) Regulations, 2001 01/01/9999 03/10/2001
  • European Communities (Requirements to Indicate Product Prices) Regulations, 2002
    • Adoption date for national laws: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 9999
    • In force date: Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 CET 2003
    • PDF: legislation329_en.pdf
European Communities (Requirements to Indicate Product Prices) Regulations, 2002 01/01/9999 01/03/2003

Enforcement System

No results available

Cases

  • [2011] IEHC 433
    • National ID: [2011] IEHC 433
    • Common Name: McCambridge Limited v Joseph Brennan Bakeries
    • Directive Part: Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 2., (a) Chapter 4, Article 11, 2., (a)
    • Decision type: Court decision, first degree
    • Decision date: Tue Oct 25 00:00:00 CEST 2011
[2011] IEHC 433 McCambridge Limited v Joseph Brennan Bakeries Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 2., (a) Chapter 4, Article 11, 2., (a)" Court decision, first degree" 25/10/2011
  • Tesco Ireland Limited v Dunnes Stores
Tesco Ireland Limited v Dunnes Stores N/A link link" Other" 23/12/2009
  • [2015] IEHC 495
    • National ID: [2015] IEHC 495
    • Common Name: N/A
    • Directive Part: link link
    • Decision type: Other
    • Decision date: Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 CEST 2015
[2015] IEHC 495 N/A link link" Other" 09/06/2015
  • [2015] IEHC 495
    • National ID: [2015] IEHC 495
    • Common Name: N/A
    • Directive Part: link link
    • Decision type: Other
    • Decision date: Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 CEST 2015
[2015] IEHC 495 N/A link link" Other" 09/06/2015
  • [2015] IEHC 557
    • National ID: [2015] IEHC 557
    • Common Name: N/A
    • Directive Part: Chapter 2, Section 1
    • Decision type: Other
    • Decision date: Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 CEST 2015
[2015] IEHC 557 N/A Chapter 2, Section 1" Other" 25/08/2015
  • [2016] IEHC 456
    • National ID: [2016] IEHC 456
    • Common Name: O’Meara v Goodbody Stockbrokers
    • Directive Part: link link
    • Decision type: Other
    • Decision date: Fri Jul 29 00:00:00 CEST 2016
[2016] IEHC 456 O’Meara v Goodbody Stockbrokers link link" Other" 29/07/2016

Legal Literature

  • (2008) 26 ILT 260
    • Reference: (2008) 26 ILT 260
    • Title: Collective redress for Consumers under the Consumer Protection Act
    • Author: N. REILLY
    • Publication Year: 2008
(2008) 26 ILT 260 Collective redress for Consumers under the Consumer Protection Act N. REILLY 01/01/1970
  • (2008) 15(11) CLP 263
    • Reference: (2008) 15(11) CLP 263
    • Title: Defending criminal prosecutions under the Consumer Protection Act 2007
    • Author: N. REILLY
    • Publication Year: 2008
(2008) 15(11) CLP 263 Defending criminal prosecutions under the Consumer Protection Act 2007 N. REILLY 01/01/1970
(2008) 15(6) CPL 127 Commercial Law Practitioner and (2008) 15(7) CPL 157 Commercial Law Practitioner The Consumer Protection Act 2007: Rationalising the regulation of misleading commercial practices in Ireland – Part I and Part II N. REILLY 01/01/1970
3(2) QRTL 7 Quarterly Review of Tort Law The Consumer Protection Act 2007 — "Enforcing The New Rules" A. SCHUSTER 01/01/1970
  • (2008) 26 Irish Law Times 46
    • Reference: (2008) 26 Irish Law Times 46
    • Title: The Consumer Protection Act 2007 — "Enforcing The New Rules”
    • Author: A. O’NEILL
    • Publication Year: 2008
(2008) 26 Irish Law Times 46 The Consumer Protection Act 2007 — "Enforcing The New Rules” A. O’NEILL 01/01/1970
  • (2009) 16(1) DULJ 100
    • Reference: (2009) 16(1) DULJ 100
    • Title: The role of traders in the enforcement of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive: a new unfair competition law for Ireland?
    • Author: N. REILLY
    • Publication Year: 2009
(2009) 16(1) DULJ 100 The role of traders in the enforcement of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive: a new unfair competition law for Ireland? N. REILLY 01/01/1970
  • 2005 12(5) CLP 125
    • Reference: 2005 12(5) CLP 125
    • Title: The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the average consumer
    • Author: N. REILLY
    • Publication Year: 2005
2005 12(5) CLP 125 The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the average consumer N. REILLY 01/01/1970

Other material

Consultation Paper on Reform of the Law on Consumer Contract Rights Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation