Briefing paper on the proposed consumer rights directive : chapter v : consumer rights concerning contract terms

The paper examines Chapter V (consumer rights concerning contract terms) of the proposed Directive on Consumer Rights. What will be the actual impact of a fully harmonised general clause on the Member States' substantive law? What should such a general clause look like? Would a general clause create an overload of work for the Court of Justice? The briefing paper focuses on the national law of the following Member States: Germany, France, UK, Poland, Denmark, Cyprus, Portugal, Romania.