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| Table of Cases |
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| 1 Introduction: Marketing and Advertising Law in a Process of Harmonisation |
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1 | (18) |
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II The Development of Unfair Commercial Practices Law/Unfair Competition |
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A The Paradigm of Freedom of Commerce and the Historical Origins of Different National Traditions for Regulating Unfair Competition |
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B Regulation by International Conventions-the Rules of the Paris Convention, the WIPO and the TRIPS on Unfair Competition and Self-regulation in the ICC |
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III EU Regulation-Free Movement and Harmonisation |
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A Foundation in TFEU and Case Law from CJEU on Free Movement |
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B Harmonisation-from Protection of the Honest Entrepreneur to Protection of the Consumer |
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i General Harmonisation-History and Development |
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ii Some Reflections on the Terms-Unfair Competition, Unfair Trade and/or Unfair Commercial Practices? |
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iii Harmonisation of Special Areas |
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IV Problems and Challenges |
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17 | (2) |
| 2 Commercial Speech and its Limits-Fundamental Rights and Comparative Constitutional Aspects |
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I Free Speech and Unfair Commercial Practices-Introduction |
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II The Protection of Commercial Speech in the European Convention of Human Rights |
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III Protection of Commercial Speech in the EU |
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IV Comparative Constitutional Aspects of Freedom of Commercial Speech |
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A Protection of Commercial Speech in the USA |
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ii Commercial Speech-Defining the Concept |
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iii The Distinction between Content-Neutral and Content-Based Regulation |
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iv Summary of US Law of Freedom of Speech |
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B Protection of Commercial Speech in Germany |
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V Some Conclusions on the Protection of Freedom of Commercial Speech and Unfair Commercial Practices |
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43 | (2) |
| 3 Ethics, Taste and Decency Considerations in Advertising |
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45 | (1) |
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II 'Ethics, Taste and Decency': Lawyers on Treacherous Ground |
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46 | (3) |
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B 'Business Ethics, 'Public Policy Issues, 'Corporate Social Responsibility' and the ICC Code |
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III The Legal Framework for 'Ethics, Taste and Decency' |
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A Between Ordnungsethik and Handlungsethik |
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B Article 10bis Paris Convention |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (2) |
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i No Comprehensive Regulation of Advertising |
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ii Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices |
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52 | (1) |
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iii Directive 2010/13/EC on Audiovisual Media Services |
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53 | (1) |
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i The Different Approaches to the Regulation of Advertising |
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54 | (1) |
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ii The German Act Against Unfair Competition- from 1909 to 2015 |
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55 | (3) |
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IV Ethics, Taste and Decency and the 'Free Speech Doctrine' |
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V The Role of Enforcement |
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59 | (3) |
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| 4 The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive: Full Harmonisation, Scope and Key Notions |
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65 | (20) |
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II Background and Objectives of the Directive |
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III The Directive's Architecture: A Three Tier System |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (5) |
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B B2C Commercial Practices |
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C Protection of Economic Interests of Consumers |
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72 | (1) |
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D Personal Scope of Application |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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A The Grand General Clause |
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B The Notion of Misleading Practice |
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VII Some Questions Relating to the Black List |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (2) |
| 5 Interpretation and Assessment under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive-the ICC Code for Advertising and Marketing and the Commission's Staff Working Document |
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85 | (20) |
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85 | (1) |
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II The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive |
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86 | (4) |
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III The Role of Self-regulation |
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93 | (1) |
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V The European Commission's Staff Working Document |
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A The Scope of Application |
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B National Assessment; Social, Cultural and Linguistic Factors |
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98 | (1) |
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C Misleading Environmental Claims |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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E Describing a Product as 'Gratis, 'Free, 'Without Charge' or Similar |
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101 | (1) |
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| 6 The 'Fitness Check' of the MCAD and UCPD |
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105 | (14) |
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II The Two Main Objectives of the Fitness Check of EU Consumer Law |
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107 | (2) |
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III Are the MCAD and UCPD Fit for Purpose? |
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A Scope Ratione Materiae, Regulatory Approach and Degree of Harmonisation ('Effectiveness' and 'Efficiency') |
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109 | (5) |
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B Scope Ratione Personae ('Relevance') |
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C Interplay with other EU Instruments ('Coherence') |
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116 | (2) |
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| 7 The Impact of the UCP Directive on National Fair Trading Law and Institutions: Gradual Convergence or Deeper Fragmentation? |
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Antonin Bakardjieva Engelbrekt |
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119 | (2) |
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II Constructing Coherence through the UCPD: An Unfinished Business? |
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A Coherence-Enhancing Techniques |
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122 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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iii Internal Market Clause |
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123 | (1) |
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B Factors Sustaining Diversity |
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i Substantive Issues: The Difficulty of Harmonisation through a General Clause |
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124 | (1) |
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ii Systemic Positioning: The Distinction between B2B and B2C |
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124 | (2) |
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iii Institutional Aspects: Limited Guidance on Issues of Institutions and Procedures |
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126 | (1) |
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III The Impact of the UCPD on National Fair Trading Law and Practice: Effects on Substantive Law |
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A Half-hearted Implementation of the UCPD |
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128 | (7) |
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i Germany and Sweden in an Effort to 'Domesticate' the Directive |
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129 | (3) |
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ii A Tug-of-War with the Commission |
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132 | (3) |
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B Methodologies of General Clause Interpretation and the Standard of Professional Diligence |
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135 | (11) |
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i Codes of Business Conduct |
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135 | (2) |
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ii Breach of Statutory Duty as Unfair Commercial Practice |
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137 | (7) |
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144 | (2) |
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A Dilemmas in Member States Preserving the Integrated Approach: Delineating the Domain of the UCPD |
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147 | (3) |
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B Dilemmas of the Divided Approach: Defining the Interface with Other Legal Domains |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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C The B2B Domain-Uncharted Waters? |
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153 | (2) |
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V Adapting Institutions and Enforcement |
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A A Shift to Public Enforcement? |
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156 | (2) |
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B The Many Guises of Public Enforcement |
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158 | (3) |
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C The Tenacity of Private Enforcement |
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161 | (3) |
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D Repercussions on 'Law in Action' |
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164 | (1) |
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VI Understanding and Working with Diversity |
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| 8 B2B and B2C Marketing Practices-the Case for an Integrated Approach |
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171 | (2) |
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171 | (1) |
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II The Split between B2B and B2C-Is It Working? |
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173 | (4) |
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B The Scope of the Two Commercial Practices Directives As It Is |
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174 | (3) |
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III The Confused Marketplace-Who's Who? Or What To Do? |
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177 | (2) |
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IV The Primary Purpose(s) of Marketing Law vis-a-vis Competition Law-A Common Denominator? |
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179 | (2) |
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V Big Business and Small Business (SMEs)-One Size Fits All? |
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181 | (2) |
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VI Almost Quiet on the B2B Front? |
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183 | (1) |
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VII Conclusion-or Wishful Thinking |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
| 9 Applying the UCP Directive in Practice: The Norwegian Experience |
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187 | (14) |
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187 | (1) |
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II Enforcement Authorities |
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188 | (1) |
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III The MCA, Section 20(2) and the Blacklist's Paragraph 28 |
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188 | (1) |
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IV The Market Council's First Decision in the Justin Bieber Case-MR-2012-1245-1 |
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189 | (3) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (2) |
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V The Swedish Stardoll Case-MD-2012: 14 |
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192 | (1) |
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VI The Market Council's Revised Decision in the Justin Bieber Case-MR-2012-1245-2 |
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193 | (2) |
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VII Other Norwegian Cases |
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A MR-2013-207 Norsk Tipping-The Black List's Paragraph 22 |
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195 | (2) |
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B MR-2013-1141-Teaser Advertisements |
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197 | (3) |
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| 10 Enforcing Unfair Competition Law Cross Border: Cooperation Mechanisms and Consumer Redress-Does the System Work? |
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201 | (20) |
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I Some General Remarks on the Enforcement of the Unfair Commercial Practice Directive and the Misleading and Comparative Advertising Directive |
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A Specifications of the Directives |
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B Variety of Enforcement Systems in the Member States |
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202 | (2) |
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C Coordination and Judicial Co-operation in the European Judicial Area |
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204 | (1) |
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II The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network |
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A Directive 98/27/EC of 19 May 1998 on Injunctions for the Protection of Consumer Interests and Directive 2009/22/EC |
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B A Network of National Public Enforcement Authorities for Mutual Assistance |
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C Functioning of the CPC Network |
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207 | (2) |
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III Judicial Enforcement of Injunctions and Private Damage Claims |
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209 | (9) |
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A Jurisdictional Regime of the Brussels Ia Regulation |
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209 | (2) |
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i Jurisdictional Privilege for Consumer Contracts |
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209 | (1) |
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ii Consumer Contracts with Traders or Service Providers Domiciled in a Third State |
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210 | (1) |
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iii Consumer Associations as Claimants |
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211 | (1) |
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B Enforcement Regime of the Brussels Ia Regulation |
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C B2B Situations: Cross-Border Enforcement of Injunctions |
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212 | (6) |
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ii Brussels Ia Regulation |
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214 | (4) |
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| 11 Unfair Competition Law: How Can It Work as an Important Complement to Intellectual Property Protection. Are There Missing Links? |
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II The International Legislative Framework |
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III The European Legal Framework |
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224 | (3) |
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IV The Relationship between Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Law in EU Case Law |
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227 | (4) |
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| 12 The Road Ahead-Present Status and Need for Reform |
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I The UCPD and its Objectives |
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233 | (4) |
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II The Structural Formation |
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237 | (3) |
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III Assessing the Black List |
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240 | (3) |
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IV The Level of Consumer Protection against Misleading Commercial Practices |
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243 | (3) |
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V Role and Importance of the General Clause in the UCPD |
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VI The B2B Protection Indirectly Offered by the UCPD |
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248 | (3) |
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VII Is the System of Enforcement and Remedies Satisfactory? |
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251 | (2) |
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VIII Revision of the MCAD? |
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