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18.—(1) This regulation applies to a regulated contract if—
(a)it is a timeshare contract, and
(b)the subject of the contract is a single item of specific immovable property situated in an EEA State.
(2) The trader must not enter into the contract unless the trader has provided the consumer with a certified translation of the contract in the language, or one of the languages, of that State.
(3) The language of the translation must be an official language of an EEA State.
(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply if the contract is drawn up in a language in which the translation is required or permitted to be made.
(5) A trader who contravenes paragraphs (2) or (3) of this regulation commits an offence.
(6) A “certified translation” means a translation which is certified to be accurate by a person authorised to make or verify translations for the purposes of court proceedings.
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