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"Madam President, the unfair practices of some of these so-called business directory companies continue to pose a serious problem. Their operations always rely primarily on circumventions of the law and on very poor law enforcement. Many entities are deterred from taking legal action by the cost. Conversely, there have been many instances of absurd judgments based on the formalistic approach taken by judicial and other supervisory bodies.
What these swindlers mostly rely on, however, is the poor level of legal knowledge among the institutions responsible and, regrettably, their lack of willingness and courage in many cases, and a certain indolence. Their formalistic interpretation of the law allows them to avoid getting involved, to avoid prosecuting these cases, and to wash their hands of them. Paradoxically, it is then the swindlers’ interests that are protected rather than their victims.
The question put to the Commission rightly asks how the Member States approach this issue. How have they applied the directive on misleading and comparative advertising? Unless the state plays an active and not just a formal role, this problem will remain truly intractable and the petitions from defrauded victims will accumulate. And yet we are not powerless in this matter."@en1
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