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Studio di alcuni aspetti della domanda di arance bionde mediante la Cluster Analysis. Il Caso delle arance di Ribera dop e possibili strategie di mer…
2012
In a time of evolution of demand towards new features and new functions for food, both producers and consumers focus more and more on human health and on environmental protection. The citrus industry has not escaped these changes in demand, also because of the eu policies that have led to greater use of the processed product at the expense of fresh one. Sicily, which for these productions has higher quality standards than its competitors, aims to develop the sector, with investments in promotion, brand protection and quality certifications, with the introduction of the dop "Arancia di Ribera". In this context Sicilian producers of oranges are aware that it's very important to pay attention …
L'INCLUSIONE FINANZIARIA DEGLI IMMIGRATI: LA TUTELA DEL CONSUMATORE VULNERABILE NEI SERVIZI BANCARI
2021
This book analyzes the linguistic, economic, social and religious obstacles that hinder the immigrant's financial inclusion and attempts, given the current law and referring to comparative experiences, to identify private remedies to protect these consumers. The thesis deals with the problem of linguistic risk management of the immigrant consumer with hints of behavioral law and economics and a comparative analysis, and then focus on the problems of access to credit and current accounts; lastly, it is argued the admissibility of Shari'a compliant contracts. Through a systematic analysis, this work concludes that the vulnerable consumer figure has been codified in the sectoral legislation: d…
You can get anything you want at Alice’s restaurant: l’ home restaurant tra libertà di iniziativa economica, tutela del consumatore e della concorren…
2020
The essay starts with a comparison between the different definitions of the concept of home restaurant proposed by experts, suppliers, home cookers, on-line platforms, and the one provided by a bill drafted during the XVII legislature. The Author describes the activity of those who offer such kind of service in the market, proposing some reflections on the nature of such activity, on the necessity of ensuring food’s health standards, on consumer’s health and wealth, on the protection of competitors professional restaurant’s cookers (if they can be considered as such), on the mechanisms through which demand and offer match together through on-line platforms, social networks or apps. These is…
The Substitutability of Unfair Contract Terms in Credit Agreements Denominated and Indexed to Foreign Currencies
2020
This contribution deals with the problem of the capacity of the court to replace the unfair term in the loan agreements with a supplementary provision of national law. The main aim of the contribution is to confirm the thesis, that the court is not entitled to change the condition for which it states that it is unfair despite the conscious and fixed will of the consumer himself. We have used formal – dogmatic approach for this text.
Consumer protection in cases of unfair commercial practices, misleading advertisements, and defective products
2022
Consumer protection has always been an important element in the laws of every country and for good reason, because consumers bring profit, and this improves the economic situation of the country. But the excessive desire to dominate the market led to bad business practices, along with misleading advertisements and defective products. To keep consumers safe and protected, new laws have been formed to protect consumers and their economic well-being. The creation of the directive of uniform legislation for the European Union influenced the fact that national legislation had to be close to uniform requirements, however, weaker consumer protection than in the directive is prohibited. In connecti…
Class Actions or Collective Redress: The Need for an Efficient European Tool
2014
Collective redress makes sense both in court-based litigation and in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Yet while the courts generally have a good sense of collective redress (though arguably there is room for improvements), in the second framework, there are some contradictions from a dogmatic point of view. When collective interests come up in conflict, judicial coercion and a judicial structure are often needed to resolve the conflict. In addition, the absence of a voluntary agreement, especially from the abuser’s side, makes it more difficult to resolve conflicts using ADR. The future EU Directive in Consumer Collective Redress aims to bring a new era to the field. In this paper, I s…
Consumer protection in financial services – towards greater transparency with a key information document for packaged retail investment products
2012
Consumer protection in financial services – towards greater transparency with a Key Information Document for Packaged Retail Investment Products
Orientamenti dell'ABF sul c.d. contratto di wrapping. In particolare: del collegamento col contratto di credito e della possibile applicazione dell'a…
2021
The aim of this contribution is to provide a critical review of the case law of ABF on wrapping, a trilateral operation whose purpose is to finance the purchase of a car. After having reconstructed the rationale of the discipline of linked contracts in the Testo Unico Bancario, the contribution criticizes ABF’s rulings that recognize a bilateral link between the wrapping contract and the credit contract, and provides that, due to the breach of the wrapping contract, the concrete purpose pursued by the parties with the purchase contract is impossibile to achieve
Consumer protection from greenwashing
2023
The purpose of this paper is to offer some reflection on the importance of reliable green claims to encourage sustainable production. The role of market is fundamental. Businesses and consumers are both involved in achieving environmental protection objectives. There is the real risk of the phenomenon of so-called green washing or misleading marketing. The problem arises of verifying the reliability of green claims to prevent competitive elements from become distorting factors of competition.
Green calims, green washing and consumer protection in European Union
2021
The purpose of this paper is to offer some reflection on the importance of reliable green claims to encourage sustainable production. The role of market is fundamental. Businesses and consumers are both involved in achieving environmental protection objectives. There is the real risk of the phenomenon of so-called green washing or misleading marketing. The problem arises of verifying the reliability of green claims to prevent competitive elements from become distorting factors of competition.