EU Consumer Protection and the Implementation in Macedonia and Countries of Former Yugoslavia: Focus on Liability for Defective Products

Consumer protection is one of the core European Union values. The harmonization of consumer protection legislation aims toward the improvement of the consumer’s rights. Apart from EU member states, those countries with those countries who aspire to membership of the EU are also obliged to transpose this common legislation into their national legislation. The EU Directive on consumer rights and the Directive on the liability for defective products are an important part of common consumer protection. Macedonia and other countries of the Former Yugoslavia, on their way to approaching the EU have implemented the European Union’s consumer protection legislation in a similar way. This paper tries to put more light on the process of the harmonization of consumer protection legislation in the countries of Former Yugoslavia. It focuses on the liability for defective products