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Published date: 27 December 2017

Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (Text with EEA relevance) (Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation (CPC))

	Recitals
	Chapter I Introductory provisions (arts. 1-4)
	Article 1 Subject matter
	Article 2 Scope
	Article 3 Definitions
	Article 4 Notification of limitation periods
	Chapter II Competent authorities and their powers (arts. 5-10)
	Article 5 Competent authorities and single liaison offices
	Article 6 Cooperation for the application of this Regulation within Member States
	Article 7 Role of designated bodies
	Article 8 Information and lists
	Article 9 Minimum powers of competent authorities
	Article 10 Exercise of minimum powers
	Chapter III Mutual assistance mechanism (arts. 11-14)
	Article 11 Requests for information
	Article 12 Requests for enforcement measures
	Article 13 Procedure for requests for mutual assistance
	Article 14 Refusal to comply with a request for mutual assistance
	Chapter IV Coordinated investigation and enforcement mechanisms for widespread infringements and for widespread infringements with a union dimension (arts. 15-25)
	Article 15 Procedure for decisions amongst Member States
	Article 16 General principles of cooperation
	Article 17 Launch of coordinated action and designation of the coordinator
	Article 18 Reasons for declining to take part in the coordinated action
	Article 19 Investigation measures in coordinated actions
	Article 20 Commitments in coordinated actions
	Article 21 Enforcement measures in coordinated actions
	Article 22 Closure of the coordinated actions
	Article 23 Role of the coordinator
	Article 24 Language arrangements
	Article 25 Language arrangements for communication with traders
	Chapter V Union-wide activities (arts. 26-32)
	Article 26 Alerts
	Article 27 External alerts
	Article 28 Exchange of other information relevant for the detection of infringements
	Article 29 Sweeps
	Article 30 Coordination of other activities contributing to investigation and enforcement
	Article 31 Exchange of officials between competent authorities
	Article 32 International cooperation
	Chapter VI Common arrangements (arts. 33-37)
	Article 33 Use and disclosure of information and professional and commercial secrecy
	Article 34 Use of evidence and investigation findings
	Article 35 Electronic database
	Article 36 Waiver of reimbursement of expenses
	Article 37 Enforcement priorities
	Chapter VII Final provisions (arts. 38-42)
	Article 38 Committee
	Article 39 Notifications
	Article 40 Reporting
	Article 41 Repeal
	Article 42 Entry into force and application
	⚠ Annex
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