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trader
Defined in 11 EU acts of the Consumer protection group: UCPD First Consumer Rights Directive Own wording ADR Directive Own wording Package Travel Directive Own wording CPC Regulation Own wording Geo-blocking Regulation Own wording DCD Own wording Representative Actions Directive Own wording DSA Own wording Green Claims proposal Reference Proposal GPSR Own wording
UCPD, Article 2(b) First adopted 2005-05-11
any natural or legal person who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a traderConsumer Rights Directive, Article 2(2) Own wording adopted 2011-10-25
any natural person or any legal person, irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting, including through any other person acting in his name or on his behalf, for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader relation to contracts covered by this Directive
Compared with UCPD: struck words are only in UCPD, marked words only here.
ADR Directive, Article 4(1)(b) Own wording adopted 2013-05-21
any natural persons, or any legal person irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting, including through any person acting in his name or on his behalf, for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader
Compared with UCPD: struck words are only in UCPD, marked words only here.
Package Travel Directive, Article 3(7) Own wording adopted 2015-11-25
any natural person or any legal person, irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting, including through any other person acting in his name or on his behalf, for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession and anyone in relation to contracts covered by this Directive, whether acting in the name capacity of organiser, retailer, trader facilitating a linked travel arrangement or on behalf of as a trader travel service provider
Compared with UCPD: struck words are only in UCPD, marked words only here.
CPC Regulation, Article 3(11) Own wording adopted 2017-12-12
any natural person or any legal person, irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting, including through any other person acting in his name or on his behalf, for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader
Compared with UCPD: struck words are only in UCPD, marked words only here.
Geo-blocking Regulation, Article 2(18) Own wording adopted 2018-02-28
any natural person or any legal person, irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting, including through any other person acting in the name or on behalf of the trader, for purposes relating to his the trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in of the name of or on behalf of a trader
Compared with UCPD: struck words are only in UCPD, marked words only here.
DCD, Article 2(5) Own wording adopted 2019-05-20
any natural or legal person who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, that is acting, including through any other person acting in that natural or legal person's name or on that person's behalf, for purposes relating to his that person's trade, business, craft, or profession and anyone acting, in the name of or on behalf of a trader relation to contracts covered by this Directive
Compared with UCPD: struck words are only in UCPD, marked words only here.
Representative Actions Directive, Article 3(2) Own wording adopted 2020-11-25
any natural person, or any legal person who irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, that acts, including through another person acting in commercial practices covered by this Directive that person’s name or on that person’s behalf, is acting for purposes relating to his that person’s trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader
Compared with UCPD: struck words are only in UCPD, marked words only here.
DSA, Article 3(f) Own wording adopted 2022-10-19
any natural person, or any legal person irrespective of whether it is privately or publicly owned, who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting, including through any person acting in his or her name or on his or her behalf, for purposes relating to his or her trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader
Compared with UCPD: struck words are only in UCPD, marked words only here.
Green Claims proposal, Article 2(3) Reference Proposal proposed 2023-03-22
Refers to UCPD, Article 2(b).
trader as defined in Article 2, point (b), of Directive 2005/29/ECGPSR, Article 3(18) Own wording adopted 2023-05-10
any natural person or any legal person irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who is acting, including through any person acting in that natural or legal person who person’s name or on that natural or legal person’s behalf, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes relating to his the natural or legal person’s trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader
Compared with UCPD: struck words are only in UCPD, marked words only here.
Same word, other meaning in: Price Indication Directive.