Part 4Consumer rights and disputes

Chapter 1Protection from unfair trading

Prohibition of unfair commercial practices

229Contravention of the requirements of professional diligence

For the purposes of this Chapter, a commercial practice involves a contravention of the requirements of professional diligence if the practice falls short of the standard of skill and care which a trader may reasonably be expected to exercise towards consumers which is commensurate with either—

a

honest market practice in the trader’s field of activity, or

b

the general principle of good faith in the trader’s field of activity.