Implementation of the Omnibus Directive – table of contents

DRAFT ACT AMENDING THE ACT ON CONSUMER RIGHTS AND OTHER ACTS (DRAFT OF 06/24/2021)

1 – Expansion of consumer protection in terms of digital services

(a) distinction between the digital content and digital services, definitions

(b) contracts “paid-up” with personal data included in the Act on Consumer Rights

(c) obligations of the entrepreneur and the consumer in relation to the content other than personal data

(d) changes in the requirements for information obligations

2 – Changes regarding greater transparency for consumers concluding on-line contracts

(a) definitions of on-line trading platform and on-line trading platform provider

(b) obligations of the on-line trading platform provider

(c) information on individual price adjustment

3 – Enhancement of consumer protection in relation to certain forms of off-premises sales

(a) extension of the withdrawal period

4 – Amendments to the Act on Consumer Rights

(a) ban on concluding new financial services contracts during the show and tour

(b) ban on accepting payment before the end of the withdrawal period for certain off-premises contracts

5 – Amendments to the Act of February 16, 2007 on Competition and Consumer Protection

6 – Amendments to the Act of August 23, 2007 on Combating Unfair Commercial Practices

(a) changes in definitions

(b) new type of misleading actions

(c) expansion of the catalog of relevant information in the context of misleading omissions

(d) completion of the blacklist of unfair market practices in all circumstances

(e) supplementation of the catalog of remedies available to consumers with the possibility of requesting a reduction in the price of a product

7 – Amendment to the Act of May 9, 2014 on Information on Prices of Goods and Services

(a) change in the definition of the unit price of goods or services

(b) clarification of the method for displaying prices in the case of applied price reductions