To allow the directive to be phased in more smoothly, Parliament introduced the option for Member States of retaining, for a period of five years from the directive's entry into force, stricter national consumer protection legislation adopted under earlier directives on minimum harmonisation levels.
To allow the directive to be phased in more smoothly, Parliament introduced the option for Member States of retaining, for a period of five years from the directive's entry into force, stricter national consumer protection legislation adopted under earlier directives on minimum harmonisation levels.