REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ENSURE A HIGH LEVEL OF CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

The subject of the article is the realization of the right to ensure a high level of consumer protection in the European Union. The basis for constructing this law is Art. 38 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and EU directives defining the subject of consumer law. The article discusses the normative basis for the protection of consumer rights in European Union law. Selected standards of consumer rights protection in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union were discussed, too. The article also discusses the role of European Union consumer law in realization of the right to consumer protection in the Republic of Poland. According to the author Art. 76 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland does not provide grounds for constructing a subjective right to ensure a high level of consumer protection. Therefore, the provisions of European Union law and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union are of key importance.