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Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Whereas, (7) Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Annex I, 26.

So far, it could simply be assumed that unsolicited calls, faxes, SMS and e-mails for advertising purposes were unethical in terms of section 1 of the Austrian Unfair Competition Act (UWG).

However, due to the amendments to the UWG in 2007, Community law standards were implemented, so that a totally harmonised area of fair commercial practices law has been created. Hence, according to the author of the present article, the new legal situation requires a more differentiated assessment.