61 Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis

The ‘Way Forward’ communication had announced that parallel to the preparation of the DCFR a review of eight consumer Directives38. would be carried out. Members of the Acquis Group were involved in this review.39. In 2007 the European Commission published a Green Paper on the review of the consumer acquis.40. It asked questions at a number of different levels: for example, whether full harmonisation is desirable,41. whether there should be a horizontal instrument,42. (as to which see paragraph 62 below) and whether various additional matters should be dealt with by the Consumer Sales Directive.43.It is possible that other Directives will also be revised, for example those relating to the provision of information to recipients of financial services. In the longer term, there may be proposals for further harmonisation measures in sectors where there still appears to be a need for consumer protection (e. g. contracts for services and for personal security) or where the differences between the laws of the Member States appear to cause difficulties for the internal market (e. g. insurance and security over movable property).