Directive 1994/47 - Protection of purchasers in respect of certain aspects of contracts relating to the purchase of the right to use immovable properties on a timeshare basis

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Current status

This directive was in effect from November 18, 1994 until February 23, 2009 and should have been implemented in national regulation on April 29, 1997 at the latest.

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Key information

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Directive 94/47/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 October 1994 on the protection of purchasers in respect of certain aspects of contracts relating to the purchase of the right to use immovable properties on a timeshare basis
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 1994/47
Original proposal COM(1992)220 EN
CELEX number i 31994L0047

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Key dates

Document 26-10-1994
Publication in Official Journal 29-10-1994; Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 13 Volume 014,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 13 Volume 013,OJ L 280, 29.10.1994,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 13 Volume 013,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 13 Volume 013,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 13 Volume 014,Special edition in Finnish: Chapter 13 Volume 027,Special edition in Swedish: Chapter 13 Volume 027,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 13 Volume 013,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 13 Volume 013,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 13 Volume 013,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 13 Volume 013,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 13 Volume 013,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 13 Volume 013
Effect 18-11-1994; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See 192E191-P 1
End of validity 23-02-2009; Repealed by 32008L0122
Transposition 29-04-1997; At the latest See Art 12

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31994L0047

Directive 94/47/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 October 1994 on the protection of purchasers in respect of certain aspects of contracts relating to the purchase of the right to use immovable properties on a timeshare basis

Official Journal L 280 , 29/10/1994 P. 0083 - 0087

Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 27 P. 0040

Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 27 P. 0040

DIRECTIVE 94/47/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 26 October 1994 on the protection of purchasers in respect of certain aspects of contracts relating to the purchase of the right to use immovable properties on a timeshare basis

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty (3),

  • 1. 
    Whereas the disparities between national legislations on contracts relating to the purchase of the right to use one or more immovable properties on a timeshare basis are likely to create barriers to the proper operation of the internal market and distortions of competition and lead to the compartmentalization of national markets;
  • 2. 
    Whereas the aim of this Directive is to establish a minimum basis of common rules on such matters which will make it possible to ensure that the internal market operates properly and will thereby protect purchasers; whereas it is sufficient for those rules to cover contractual transactions only with regard to those aspects that relate to information on the constituent parts of contracts, the arrangements for communicating such information and the procedures and arrangements for cancellation and withdrawal; whereas the appropriate instrument to achieve that aim is a Directive; whereas this Directive is therefore consistent with the principle of subsidiarity;
  • 3. 
    Whereas the legal nature of the rights which are the subject of the contracts covered by this Directive varies considerably from one Member State to another; whereas reference should therefore be made in summary form to those variations, giving a sufficiently broad definition of such contracts, without thereby implying harmonization within the Community of the legal nature of the rights in question;
  • 4. 
    Whereas this Directive is not designed to regulate the extent to which contracts for the use of one or more immovable properties on a timeshare basis may be concluded in Member States or the legal basis for such contracts;
  • 5. 
    Whereas, in practice, contracts relating to the purchase of the right to use one or more immovable properties on a timeshare basis differ from tenancy agreements; whereas that difference can be seen from, inter alia, the means of payment;
  • 6. 
    Whereas it may be seen from the market that hotels, residential hotels and other similar residential tourist premises are involved in contractual transactions similar to those which have made this Directive necessary;
  • 7. 
    Whereas it is necessary to avoid any misleading or incomplete details in information concerned specifically with the sale of the rights to use one or more immovable properties on a timeshare basis; whereas such information should be supplemented by a document which must be made available to anyone who requests it; whereas the information therein must constitute part of the contract for the purchase of the right to use one or more immovable properties on a timeshare basis;
  • 8. 
    Whereas, in order to give purchasers a high level of protection and in view of the specific characteristics of systems for using immovable properties on a timeshare basis, contracts for the purchase of the right...

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