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Federal Act against Unfair Competition (UWG)

Title (original language): Bundesgesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG)

The Federal Act against Unfair Competition (UWG) is one of the legal frameworks regulating influencer-based marketing in Austria.
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

Entities responsible for the implementation:
Federal Chancellery Republic of Austria/Bundeskanzleramt Österreich

 

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 1984 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules
Record created: 23 July 2024
Last update: 08 August 2024

  • Austria

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  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • digital media, policy, social media, social network
  • Machine translation used
Title (original language): Bundesgesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG)
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The Federal Act against Unfair Competition (UWG) is one of the legal frameworks regulating influencer-based marketing in Austria.
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

Entities responsible for the implementation:
Federal Chancellery Republic of Austria/Bundeskanzleramt Österreich

 

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 1984 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules
Record created: 23 July 2024
Last update: 08 August 2024

  • Austria

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • digital media, policy, social media, social network
  • Machine translation used
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