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Member State:
Lithuania
Title:
Guidelines on the assessment of misleading and prohibited comparative advertising
Emanating from:
Lietuvos Respublikos Konkurencijos Taryba (Competition Council of the Republic of Lithuania)
URL:
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Keywords:
average consumer, black list, commercial offer, comparative advertising, economic behaviour, general discussion, general discussion on the national implementation, misleading advertising
Directive Articles
Unfair Commercial Practices Directive,
Chapter 1, Article 2, (a)
, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive,
Chapter 1, Article 2, (i)
, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive,
Chapter 4, Article 12
, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive,
Annex I
Headnote
The main aim of these guidelines is to provide a legal assessment of prohibited misleading and comparative advertising. However, it establishes notions and explanations of the provisions of Law on Advertising relevant for the relation between misleading advertising and unfair commercial practices as well.
The guidelines put emphasis on some notions such as average consumer, commercial offer, misleading commercial practices and they explain the practice of the Competition Council.
The guidelines provide some clarity regarding the application of articles 1 – 23 of the Annex of the Directive.
General Note
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