The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive 93/13/EEC is a European Union directive (issued as a "European Economic Community directive" in 1993) governing the use of unfair or onerous terms used by businesses (referred to as "sellers" or "suppliers") in their contractual dealings with consumers. The directive was amended in 2011 (by Directive 2011/83/EU) and in 2019 (by Directive 2019/2161).[1] Subject to safeguards, a contractual term which has been individually negotiated by the seller and consumer will not be treated as "unfair".
Unfair terms in consumer contracts are declared void by paragraph 209/A(2) of the Hungarian Civil Code, which also states in paragraph 209(1) that
Paragraph 2(d) of Government Decree 18/1999 (II. 5.) on terms to be considered unfair in consumer contracts, dated 5 February 1999 (Magyar Közlöny 1999/8), states that
In the United Kingdom the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994[2] and the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999[3] are UK statutory instruments, which implemented the EU's directive.[4]