Stabilising Citizen and Consumer Expectations by Legal Means when Introducing the Euro in the Participating Member States

The author discusses the introduction of the euro from a consumer law point of view. The paper refers to the report of the Euro Working Group of the EC Consumer Committee. Dual indication of prices, continuity of contracts, costs, and transparency are discussed and solutions suggested. The recommendations recently adopted by the EC Commission have taken up some of these points but the proposals are far from satisfactory.