sec_2_2__para__4

Where such instances coincide with the presence of unfair contract terms, the UCTD will normally be without prejudice to such national rules, as long as such rules do not call into question the effectiveness of the UCTD, in particular its Article 6(1) (122). The Court (123) has indicated that, in principle, the rules on the invalidity of contracts have to be considered under their own logic (124) and that, where they coincide with unfair contract terms, such rules are acceptable under Article 8 UCTD insofar as they lead to more advantageous results for consumers than the minimum of protection required by the UCTD (125).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.