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Conclusion of an Agreement Outside Business Premises in the Light of the Act on Consumer Rights

Author(s): Maja Maciejewska-Szałas
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego

Summary/Abstract: The article presents and analyzes the provisions of the Act on consumer rights of 30May 2014 concerning the conclusion of contracts outside business premises. This normativeact implements the Directive 2011/83 / EU of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights intoPolish law. The Author discusses the amendments introduced by the Act of 2014 in relationto the legal situation provided by the previous Act of 2 March 2000 on the protection ofcertain consumer rights and the liability for damage caused by a dangerous product, aswell as their impact on the conclusion of contracts outside business premises. The considerationsare focused, inter alia, on the reasons for the introduction of consumer protectionregime, the meaning of the terms “contract concluded outside business premises” and“business premises”, the exemptions from the scope of application of the act on consumerrights, the scope and manner of exercising the pre-contractual disclosure obligations byentrepreneurs and finally their contractual obligations.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: XXXVI
  • Page Range: 251-270
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish