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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
Furthermore, as discussed in Section 5.3.1, courts may be obliged to assess the unfairness of contract terms of their own motion under the equivalence principle (462) where national rules of procedure empower the courts to examine matters of public policy despite an otherwise applicable res judicata rule.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.