User:Santana1998/Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition
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The law "Empowering consumers for the green transition"[1] aims to enhance consumer protection and promote sustainable consumption patterns within the European Union. It emphasizes the importance of providing consumers with clear, relevant, and reliable information to make informed purchasing decisions that contribute to the green transition.[1] The law addresses unfair commercial practices that mislead consumers, such as early obsolescence of goods, misleading environmental claims ("greenwashing"), and non-transparent sustainability labels.[2] By introducing specific rules in Union consumer law, competent national bodies can effectively address such practices. The law also seeks to ensure that environmental claims made by traders are fair, understandable, and reliable, encouraging competition and leading to more environmentally sustainable products.[1] Additionally, it proposes amendments to Directive 2005/29/EC to include environmental and social characteristics, as well as circularity aspects, in the assessment of misleading trader practices.[3] Traders are required to provide clear, objective, and verifiable commitments and targets regarding climate-related claims, supported by detailed implementation plans and verified by independent third-party experts. Overall, the law aims to empower consumers to make better-informed decisions and stimulate the demand for sustainable goods, ultimately contributing to the green transition.[1]