Issue 1/2010

Current Issues in Consumer Law 1/2010

01/03/2010
The consumer's financial risks and developing new services
FROM THE EDITOR In certain sectors the very nature of business entails considerable financial risks to consumers. This has led to special arrangements for consumers' protection.
01/03/2010
Strong supervision despite meagre resources
A report evaluating the legal activities of the Consumer Agency, published in 2009 by Professor Jyrki Tala, finds that the Consumer Agency has successfully developed new supervisory measures. It has accomplished this despite having a broad field to supervise with meagre resources, Tala writes.
01/03/2010
No purchase without due consideration
Last autumn the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority requested a statement from the Consumer Agency regarding the designation of universal service providers and the reasonable pricing of universal service products. This is not the first time the Consumer Agency has issued statements on legislation and decisions concerning universal services, emphasising aspects such as the need to take the needs of special consumer groups into consideration.
01/03/2010
No new private copying levies
In the view of the Consumer Agency, expanding the base of the private copying levy system would lead to a situation that is unfair to consumers and contrary to the system's principles.

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Current Issues in Consumer Law 1/2010

01/03/2010 12:47 The consumer's financial risks and developing new services
01/03/2010 14:37 Strong supervision despite meagre resources
01/03/2010 15:11 No purchase without due consideration
01/03/2010 15:07 No new private copying levies
01/03/2010 15:04 The service chain in public healthcare services must be clarified
01/03/2010 15:03 Even an experienced business may provide poor customer service
01/03/2010 15:01 Settlement reached with a house manufacturer on the liability for defects
01/03/2010 14:58 Supreme Court precedent provides detail on the conclusion of a distance selling agreement
01/03/2010 14:56 Establishing co-operation between EU authorities in cross-border supervision
01/03/2010 14:54 Dalli appointed European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
01/03/2010 14:51 The Services Directive and the Act on the Provision of Services
01/03/2010 14:48 A more accurate definition given for "unfair"
01/03/2010 14:43 New consumer protection legislation

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