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A-9-2023-0099 → TA-9-2023-0201

From
A-9-2023-0099 Plenary report of 31 Mar 2023
To
TA-9-2023-0201 Adopted text of 11 May 2023
Changes
21 changes to the text
Paragraphs
+5 added · −24 removed · 21 changed
More facts (2)
Title (from)
on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and better information
Title (to)
Empowering consumers for the green transition

Every difference

The full paragraph comparison, packaging included; long runs of unchanged paragraphs are folded. One part of the text per page.

Part 4 of 5: Paragraphs 125–156

Change 6

ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2, Annex I – point 4b: 4b. Making an environmental claim about the entire product or the trader’s business when it actually concerns only a certain aspect of the product or of the trader’s business.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2, Annex I – point 4ba (new): 4ba. Claiming, based on carbon offsetting, that a product has a neutral, reduced, compensated or positive greenhouse gas emissions’ impact on the environment.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2, Annex I – point 4bb (new): 4bb. Making an environmental claim which cannot be substantiated in accordance with legal requirements.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Annex I – point 7a (new): (2 a) the following point7a inserted: / ‘7a. (i) Giving more prominence to certain choices when asking the recipient of an online service for a decision. / (ii) Making the procedure of terminating a service significantly more burdensome than signing up to it.’

Directive 2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new), Annex I – point 13 a (new): (3a) the following point 13a is inserted: / ‘13a. Any marketing of a good as being identical or seemingly identical to the other good marketed in one or various Member States, while those goods have different composition or characteristics which have not been clearly marked on the packaging, so as to be visible to the consumer.’

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part, Annex I – point 4: (4) the following points 23d to 23ib are inserted:

Change 11

ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23d a (new): 23da. Omitting to inform the consumer in a clear and understandable manner that the functionality update is not necessary to keep the product in conformity.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23e: 23e. Introducing a feature to limit the durability of a good.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23e a (new): 23ea. Marketing a good without fixing a design issue, within a reasonable time after it became known, thus leading to the early failure of that good.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23g: 23g. Marketing a good which does not allow repair in accordance with legal requirements or failing to inform the consumer that a good is not repairable.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23g a (new): 23ga. Omitting to inform the consumer about the unavailability of spare parts and other repair restrictions.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23g b (new): 23gb. Omitting to inform the consumer that the trader will refuse to repair a product that has previously been repaired by an independent professional, a non-professional or a user.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23h: 23h. Marketing a good that requires replacing the consumables earlier than necessary for technical reasons.

Change 18

ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23i: 23i. Marketing a product that is designed to limit its functionality when using consumables, spare parts or accessories that are not provided by the original producer.

Change 19

ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23i a (new): 23ia. The same producer or trader offering the same product with disadvantageous terms or a shorter period of commercial guarantee in one or more Member States resulting in a disadvantageous situation for consumers.

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ChangedDirective 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Change 21

ChangedAnnex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23i b (new): 23ib. Marketing a good which is not compliant with the requirements under Union product legislation.’legislation.

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European Parliament (2023). “Changes between A-9-2023-0099 and TA-9-2023-0201”. Text, 11 May 2023. from A-9-2023-0099, to TA-9-2023-0201. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-9-2023-0099/compare/TA-9-2023-0201?all=1&part=4 (retrieved 28 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-text-2023-05-11,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between A-9-2023-0099 and TA-9-2023-0201}},
  year = {2023},
  date = {2023-05-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-9-2023-0099/compare/TA-9-2023-0201?all=1&part=4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-9-2023-0099/compare/TA-9-2023-0201?all=1&part=4},
  urldate = {2026-09-28},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from A-9-2023-0099, to TA-9-2023-0201. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}