Weekly Report, 2025-10-27 to 2025-11-02

In the week from October 27, 2025, to November 2, 2025, the Service Juridique engaged in a total of 18 consultations with consumers. These interactions were facilitated exclusively through Bote as the primary means of communication.

Throughout this period, multiple areas of consumer protection were addressed. In five instances, consumers raised issues related to Garantie auf Verbrauchsgüter. The counsel provided guidance on the legal warranty rights within the EU and advised steps to engage with sellers to enforce these rights.

We encountered four cases involving unzulässige gesundheitsbezogene Angaben related to food products. Consumers were advised to demand substantiation of such claims and informed about their rights to question the veracity of product advertising.

Instanzen von unlautere Geschäftspraktiken came up six times during this week. Three of these cases were specifically about practices auf der schwarzen Liste by the EU. In such situations, consumers were counseled on how to file formal complaints and communicate effectively with the offending business. Another two issues centered around unfair practice via exertion of pressure on consumers, where legal advisors recommended strategic communication techniques to counteract such pressure and terminate any unwanted agreements.

On two occasions, queries were about Bankwesen services, particularly regarding unauthorized fees. Consumers were instructed on how to compile a record of their communications and dispute unauthorized charges following the standard EU procedures.

Additionally, there was one case concerning Nichterteilung von Pflichtangaben before a sale. The consumer was advised to demand all requisite information and to consider rescinding the purchase under the applicable rules on consumer rights.

During this week, there were no counseling failures, meaning all issues addressed fell within the scope of our services and were pertinent to our role as a consumer watchdog within the EU.

Diese Woche wurde die Beratung von WhizzBang Maas-Rhein durchgeführt.

Über WhizzBang: WhizzBang ist ein europäisches Netzwerk, das sich auf Verbraucher- und Datenschutz konzentriert und die Interessen von Expatriates vertritt - Personen, die in einem anderen EU-Land leben als dem, in dem sie sozialisiert wurden. Mit Büros in Frankfurt/Oder (WhizzBang Viadrina), Aachen (WhizzBang Maas-Rhein) und Brüssel setzt sich WhizzBang aktiv für den EU-Binnenmarkt und gegen nationale Hindernisse ein, um sicherzustellen, dass Verbraucher, die ihre Grundfreiheiten wahrnehmen, den Schutz und die Unterstützung erhalten, die sie benötigen.

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