Annexes to COM(2021)347 - Consumer credits

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dossier COM(2021)347 - Consumer credits.
document COM(2021)347 EN
date October 18, 2023
agreement for consumers, Brussels, 5.11.2020, SWD(2020) 254 final.
(3) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Adjusted Commission Work Programme 2020, A Union that strives for more, COM(2020) 440 final.
(4) COM(2021) 206 final.
(5) COM/2018/0135 final.
(6) Article 169 TFEU states that the objectives of promoting the interests of consumers and ensuring a high level of consumer protection can be achieved through measures adopted pursuant to Article 114 TFEU.
(7) Article 3 TFEU lists the areas of exclusive competence of the Union.
(8) Article 288 TFEU.
(9) Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers, 14.5.2014, COM(2014) 259 final.
(10) Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers, 5.11.2020, COM(2020) 963 final.
(11) The results of the Evaluation were published in 2020. Commission Staff Working Document Evaluation of Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers, 5.11.2020, SWD(2020) 254 final.
(12) https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1844-Evaluation-of-the-Consumer-Credit-Directive/public-consultation_en       https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12465-Consumer-Credit-Agreement-review-of-EU-rules/public-consultation_en  
(13) In addition to the surveys and interviews with national authorities, three questionnaires were developed targeting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) entities and members of the European Consumer Centres (ECC) and the Consumer Protection Centres (CPC) centres.
(14) INT/884-EESC-2019-01055-00-00-ri-tra.
(15) Mini-sweep on consumer credit , 2021.
(16) ICF, Study on possible impacts of a revision of the CCD, 2021 (to be published together with the proposal).
(17) ICF, Evaluation of Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers , 2020.
(18) LE Europe, VVA Europe, Ipsos NV, ConPolicy and Time.lex, Behavioural study on the digitalisation of the marketing and distance selling of retail financial services , 2019.
(19) CIVIC Consulting, Study on measuring consumer detriment in the European Union , 2017.
(20) CIVIC Consulting, The over-indebtedness of European households: updated mapping of the situation, nature and causes, effects and initiatives for alleviating its impact , 2013.
(21) COM(2017) 0139 final.
(22) Mapping of national approaches in relation to creditworthiness assessment under Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/mapping_national_approaches_creditworthiness_assessment.pdf  
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(24) Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC (OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 66).
(25) Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services and amending Council Directive 90/619/EEC and Directives 97/7/EC and 98/27/EC (OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 16).
(26) Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 October 2020 on European crowdfunding service providers for business, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (OJ L 347, 20.10.2020, p. 1).
(27) Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 34).
(28) Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22).
(29) Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29).
(30) Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 70).
(31) COM/2021/206 final.
(32) Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338).
(33) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
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   Judgment of the Court of Justice of 11 September 2019, Lexitor, C-383/18, ECLI:EU:C:2019:702.

(35) Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 63).
(36) Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 1).
(37) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
(38) OJ C 369, 17.12.2011, p. 14.
(39) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).
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(41) Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (OJ L 173 12.6.2014, p. 349).
(42) Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1).
(43) Regulation (EU) 2016/1011, of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (OJ L 171, 29.6.2016, p. 1).
(44) Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12).
(45) Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19).