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Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX II

Correlation table
Directive 85/577/EECDirective 97/7/ECThis Directive
Article 1Article 3 read in conjunction with Article 2, points 8 and 9, and Article 16, point (h)
Article 1Article 1 read in conjunction with Article 2, point 7
Article 2Article 2, points 1 and 2
Article 2, point 1Article 2, point 7
Article 2, point 2Article 2, point 1
Article 2, point 3Article 2, point 2
Article 2, point 4, first sentenceArticle 2, point 7
Article 2, point 4, second sentence
Article 2, point 5
Article 3(1)Article 3(4)
Article 3(2), point (a)Article 3(3), points (e) and (f)
Article 3(2), point (b)Article 3(3), point (j)
Article 3(2), point (c)
Article 3(2), point (d)Article 3(3), point (d)
Article 3(2), point (e)Article 3(3), point (d)
Article 3(3)
Article 3(1), first indentArticle 3(3), point (d)
Article 3(1), second indentArticle 3(3), point (l)
Article 3(1), third indentArticle 3(3), point (m)
Article 3(1), fourth indentArticle 3(3), points (e) and (f)
Article 3(1), fifth indentArticle 6(3) and Article 16, point (k) read in conjunction with Article 2, point 13
Article 3(2), first indentArticle 3(3), point (j)
Article 3(2), second indentArticle 3(3), point (f) (for rental of accommodation for residential purposes), point (g) (for package travel), point (h) (for timeshare), point (k) (for passenger transport with some exceptions) and Article 16, point (l) (exemption from the right of withdrawal)
Article 4, first sentenceArticle 6(1), points (b), (c) and (h), and Article 7(1) and (2)
Article 4, second sentenceArticle 6(1), point a and Article 7(1)
Article 4, third sentenceArticle 6(1)
Article 4, fourth sentenceArticle 10
Article 4(1), point (a)Article 6(1), points (b) and (c)
Article 4(1), point (b)Article 6(1), point (a)
Article 4(1), point (c)Article 6(1), point (e)
Article 4(1), point (d)Article 6(1), point (e)
Article 4(1), point (e)Article 6(1), point (g)
Article 4(1), point (f)Article 6(1), point (h)
Article 4(1), point (g)Article 6(1), point (f)
Article 4(1), point (h)
Article 4(1), point (i)Article 6(1), points (o) and (p)
Article 4(2)Article 6(1) read in conjunction with Article 8(1), (2) and (4)
Article 4(3)Article 8(5)
Article 5(1)Article 8(7)
Article 5(2)Article 3(3), point m
Article 6(1)Article 9(1) and (2), Article 10, Article 13(2), Article 14
Article 6(2)Article 13 and Article 14(1), second and third subparagraphs
Article 6(3), first indentArticle 16, point (a)
Article 6(3), second indentArticle 16, point (b)
Article 6(3), third indentArticle 16, point (c) and (d)
Article 6(3), fourth indentArticle 16, point (i)
Article 6(3), fifth indentArticle 16, point (j)
Article 6(3), sixth indentArticle 3(3), point (c)
Article 6(4)Article 15
Article 7(1)Article 18(1) (for sales contracts)
Article 7(2)Article 18(2), (3) and (4)
Article 7(3)
Article 8
Article 9Article 27
Article 10

(but see Article 13 of Directive 2002/58/EC)

Article 11(1)Article 23(1)
Article 11(2)Article 23(2)
Article 11(3), point (a)Article 6(9) for the burden of proof concerning pre-contractual information; for the rest: –
Article 11(3), point (b)Article 24(1)
Article 11(4)
Article 12(1)Article 25
Article 12(2)
Article 13Article 3(2)
Article 14Article 4
Article 15(1)Article 28(1)
Article 15(2)Article 28(1)
Article 15(3)Article 28(1)
Article 15(4)Article 30
Article 16Article 26
Article 17
Article 18Article 34
Article 19Article 35
Article 5(1)Articles 9 and 11
Article 5(2)Article 12
Article 6Article 25
Article 7Articles 13, 14 and 15
Article 8Article 4
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (the Regulation on consumer protection cooperation)aTo be construed as a reference to
Paragraphs 2 and 11This Directive

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