On 8 October 2008 the European Commission submitted the proposal for a new Consumer rights directive to the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers. This paper discusses the type of harmonisation that is foreseen in the proposed directive. It first addresses the choice between minimum...

In this paper, intended as a chapter for a study book, attention is given to the notion of harmonisation, its operation in the area of private law and the extent to which harmonisation of private law rules contributes to the development of the internal market