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COMMISSION NOTICE Guidance on the interpretation and application of Council Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms in consumer contracts · European Union
Despite the fact that res judicata and limitation periods may, in some circumstances, be at odds with ‘material justice’, the Court has recognised the value of legal certainty in the legal order of the Union and the Member States. On this basis, the Court (456) has confirmed that the effectiveness of consumer law does not, in principle, require setting aside the domestic rules on res judicata and reasonable time-limits, including limitation periods:
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.