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<p>The European Union has put in place EU rules on consumer contracts and enforcement of consumer rights. These tendencies have also had a significant impact on the Hungarian legislation of recent years. We would describe some provisions of the new Hungarian Code of Civil Procedure concerning consumer enforcement and the Hungarian experience of Directive 93/13/EEC so far. The new Hungarian Code of Civil Procedure has reformed domestic rules on jurisdiction in the field of a consumer’s claim arising from a contractual relationship. The article also covers the following areas of law: Hungarian experience with foreign currency-based loan agreements, reforms to the preliminary ruling procedure in the new Hungarian Code of Civil Procedure.</p>
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The European Union has put in place EU rules on consumer contracts and enforcement of consumer rights. These tendencies have also had a significant impact on the Hungarian legislation of recent years. We would describe some provisions of the new Hungarian Code of Civil Procedure concerning consumer enforcement and the Hungarian experience of Directive 93/13/EEC so far. The new Hungarian Code of Civil Procedure has reformed domestic rules on jurisdiction in the field of a consumer’s claim arising from a contractual relationship. The article also covers the following areas of law: Hungarian experience with foreign currency-based loan agreements, reforms to the preliminary ruling procedure in the new Hungarian Code of Civil Procedure.

Consumer Enforcement Opportunities – New Approaches and Trends in Hungarian Procedural Laws

International and Comparative Law Review

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The European Union has put in place EU rules on consumer contracts and enforcement of consumer rights. These tendencies have also had a significant impact on...

Consumer Enforcement Opportunities – New Approaches and Trends in Hungarian Procedural Laws

Pubblicato online: 23 set 2022

Pagine: 73 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2022-0004

Parole chiave
the new Hungarian Code of Civil Procedure, consumer protection, jurisdiction, preliminary ruling procedure, consumer loan agreements, ex officio

© 2022 Katalin Gombos et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Consumer Enforcement Opportunities – New Approaches and Trends in Hungarian Procedural Laws

Pubblicato online: 23 set 2022

Pagine: 73 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2022-0004

Parole chiavethe new Hungarian Code of Civil Procedure, consumer protection, jurisdiction, preliminary ruling procedure, consumer loan agreements, ex officio

© 2022 Katalin Gombos et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
the new Hungarian Code of Civil Procedure, consumer protection, jurisdiction, preliminary ruling procedure, consumer loan agreements, ex officio