European directive 98/6/EC concerning product pricing

Notes from BakersSoftware.com:

1. In this version of the european directive 98/6/ec, concerning product pricing, all text non-relevant to bakers has been omitted.
2. These texts are however our interpretation of the law and as such should legally be seen as no more than our opinion. BakersSoftware Ltd takes no responsibility for the content of this text or the results thereof. For the complete and definitive text we refer to website of the European Community at http://europa.eu.int.

Article 1

Article 2

For the purposes of this Directive:
1. selling price shall mean the final price for a unit of the product, or a given quantity of the product, including VAT and all other taxes;
2. unit price shall mean the final price, including VAT and all other taxes, for one kilogramme, one litre, one metre, one square metre or one cubic metre of the product or a different single unit of quantity which is widely and customarily used in the Member State concerned in the marketing of specific products;
3. products sold in bulk shall mean products which are not pre-packaged and are measured in the presence of the consumer;
4. trader shall mean any natural or legal person who sells or offers for sale products which fall within his commercial or professional activity;
5. consumer shall mean any natural person who buys a product for purposes that do not fall within the sphere of his commercial or professional activity.

Article 3

1. The selling price and the unit price shall be indicated for all products referred to in Article 1, the indication of the unit price being subject to the provisions of Article 5. The unit price need not be indicated if it is identical to the sales price.
2. Member States may decide not to apply paragraph 1 to:
   • products supplied in the course of the provision of a service,
3. For products sold in bulk, only the unit price must be indicated.
4. Any advertisement which mentions the selling price of products referred to in Article 1 shall also indicate the unit price subject to Article 5.

Article 4

1. The selling price and the unit price must be unambiguous, easily identifiable and clearly legible. Member States may provide that the maximum number of prices to be indicated be limited.
2. The unit price shall refer to a quantity declared in accordance with national and Community provisions.
   Where national or Community provisions require the indication of the net weight and the net drained weight for certain pre-packed products, it shall be sufficient to indicate the unit price of the net drained weight.

Article 5

1. Member States may waive the obligation to indicate the unit price of products for which such indication would not be useful because of the products' nature or purpose or would be liable to create confusion.