Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 3U.K.Entities qualified to bring an action

For the purposes of this Directive, a ‘qualified entity’ means any body or organisation which, being properly constituted according to the law of a Member State, has a legitimate interest in ensuring that the provisions referred to in Article 1 are complied with, in particular:

(a)

one or more independent public bodies, specifically responsible for protecting the interests referred to in Article 1, in Member States in which such bodies exist; and/or

(b)

organisations whose purpose is to protect the interests referred to in Article 1, in accordance with the criteria laid down by the national law.