UWG (EN)
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Sections
Chapter 1 General provisions
- Section 1 — Purpose of the Act; scope
- Section 2 — Definitions
- Section 3 — Prohibition of unfair commercial practices
- Section 3a — Breach of law
- Section 4 — Protection of competitors
- Section 4a — Aggressive commercial practices
- Section 5 — Misleading commercial practices
- Section 5a — Misleading by omission
- Section 5b — Material information
- Section 5c — Prohibited infringement of consumer interests by means of unfair commercial practices
- Section 6 — Comparative advertising
- Section 7 — Unacceptable nuisance
- Section 7a — Consent to telephone advertising
Chapter 2 Legal consequences
- Section 8 — Elimination; injunctive relief
- Section 8a — Claimants in case of infringement of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150
- Section 8b — List of qualified trade associations
- Section 8c — Prohibition of abusive claims; liability
- Section 9 — Compensation for damage
- Section 10 — Confiscation of profits
- Section 11 — Limitation
Chapter 3 Procedural provisions
- Section 12 — Temporary relief; authorisation to publish; reduction of the pecuniary value of the dispute
- Section 13 — Written warning notice; obligation to cease and desist; liability
- Section 13a — Contractual penalty
- Section 14 — Local jurisdiction and competence; authorisation to issue statutory instruments
- Section 15 — Conciliation boards
- Section 15a — Transitional provision to the Act to Strengthen Fair Competition