Ms Sinéad McPhillips:

It is intended to tackle the listed unfair trading practices, UTPs. As I stated, four UTPs are prohibited outright and a further four practices may only be agreed with the consent of the supplier and the buyer. It does not extend to all trading practices that might be characterised as unfair. The legal basis for that, as the Commission and Council legal services have explained, is that contract law differs greatly between member states, so trying to capture all possible practices would significantly extend the scope of the directive into areas of national legislation.