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Article 4(2) of Directive
977/EC
EN “good faith”
ES “buena fe”
fR “loyauté”
It “lealtà”
DE “Lauterkeit”
“Good faith”
Article 3(2) of Directive
2002/65/EC
EN “good faith”
ES “buena fe”
fR “bonne foi”
It “buona fede”
DE “trau und Glauben”
Article 2(h) of Directive
2005/29/EC
Deinition of “diligenza
profesional”: rispetto a
pratiche di mercato oneste
e/o al principio generale
della bone fede nel settore
di attività del profesionista,
il normale grado della
speciale competenza
e attenzione che
reagioevolmente si possono
presumere essere esercitate
da un professionista nei
confronti dei consomatori
!
Step 1: The horizontal
perspective
Terminological
variants can be
identiied among
various languages
If you now consider the vertical perspective, i.e. going from the European
to the national level, you will see that the Italian word lealtà used in Directive
97/7/EC has been converted into buona fede e lealtà and the term buona fede from
Directive 2002/65/EC was changed into correttezza e buona fede. I took the Italian
example because I was more familiar with it but you have the same phenomenon
in German or french, or in other implementing measures.
EU
Article 4(2) of Directive
977/EC
“lealtà”
“Good faith”
Article 3(2) of Directive
2002/65/EC
“buona fede”
/ /
“lealtà”
“correttezza e buona fede”
Article 2(h) of Directive
2005/29/EC
“Le attività commerciali sono
improntate al rispetto dei
principi di buona fede, di
correttezza e di lealtà […]”
!
Step 2: The vertical
perspective
Again, as a result
of transposition,
terminilogical
fragmentation is
increased
It
Decr. Leg 185/1999
Decr. Leg 206/2005
Decr. Leg 190/2005 Decr. Leg 206/2005
So, is that important? Is that problematic? In a way it is, because we work
with words. when we hear the call for a more coherent European law, we have
to understand that it is not only European law — the acquis – which is at stake.
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