Consumer protection has been a subject of regulation on the EU level for many years. For this purpose, EU has adopted a number of Directives, which EU member states are required to implement in their national legislation due to the fact that EU Directives are not directly applicable. Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC, and repealing Directive 1999/44/EC, brings certain important novelties in the field of consumer protection law, more specifically in the area of seller's mandatory liability for non-conformity of goods with the contract and voluntary guarantees, intended to significantly raise the level of consumer protection and to eliminate certain obstacles inhibiting the internal market. Directive (EU) 2019/771 has been implemented in the national legal order of Republic of Slovenia in the new Consumer Protection Act, which was adopted on 29 September 2022. This Master's thesis analyses the novelties, brought by the Directive (EU) 2019/771 in the legal regime of consumer sales contract, compares the novelties with the former legal regime in the repealed Directive 1999/44/EC, and states the reasons for their adoption, as well as analysing the implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/771 in the new Consumer Protection Act and other potential novelties in the new legislation, also in comparison with Consumer Protection Act formerly in force.
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