Misleading unless considered carefull
Examples of trade practices regarded as unfair and misleading:
– Claiming wrongfully, that the retailer is a signatory of the Code of Conduct.
– Using a certificate of quality or authenticity without authorisation.
– Claiming wrongfully, that a retailer (and its trade practices) has been approved, accepted or licensed by an official or civil organisation.
– Claiming wrongfully, that a product is only available for a very limited period of time, or that is available on special conditions so that customers are denied sufficient time to make a choice.
– Claiming wrongfully, that a product can be sold legally.
– Using printed or electronic media for promoting sales against payment in such a way that customers fail to recognise contents as being an advertisement.
– Claiming wrongfully, that a retail will terminate its activities, or change its location.
– Claiming wrongfully, that a product can cure diseases or malfunctions of the human body.
– Providing false information regarding market conditions, or the availability of the product, with the intention of persuading customers to buy the product with conditions that are less favourable than the market conditions.
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