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Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers
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Article 1.The purpose of this Directive is to stipulate indication of...
Article 2.For the purposes of this Directive: selling price shall mean...
Article 3.(1) The selling price and the unit price shall be...
Article 4.(1) The selling price and the unit price must be...
Article 5.(1) Member States may waive the obligation to indicate the...
Article 6.If the obligation to indicate the unit price were to...
Article 7.Member States shall provide appropriate measures to inform all persons...
Article 8.Member States shall lay down penalties for infringements of national...
Article 9.(1) The transition period of nine years referred to in...
Article 10.This Directive shall not prevent Member States from adopting or...
Article 11.(1) Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations...
Article 12.The Commission shall, not later than three years after the...
Article 13.This Directive shall enter into force on the day of...
Article 14.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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