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COMMISSION NOTICE – Guidance on the interpretation and application of Article 6a of Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers · European Union

Therefore, where Member States choose to apply this possibility to derogate from the general rule, they must set out a specific period of time for the determination of the ‘prior’ price, or, alternatively, allow traders to determine the period of time by themselves and to indicate this period along with the corresponding ‘prior’ price. In this latter scenario, where the specific reference period is not established by the national rules, the fairness of price reduction announcements for the goods in question will continue to be assessed on case-by-case basis under the UCPD.

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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.