Consumer Protection Act 2007 (No 19 of 2007)

The Consumer Protection Act transposes the provisions of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC and provides for the repeal, with the retention in updated form of a limited number of their provisions, legislation governing false and misleading advertising and trade descriptions, price display and price control, and pyramid selling.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) enforces the Act.

• Law Reform Commission administrative consolidation of the Consumer Protection Act 2007
• Directive 2005/29/EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market
• European Commission website: Unfair Commercial Practices Directive