LAUNCH OF FIRST BLACK AND WHITE VIDEOGAME CONSOLE.
EU FOUNDING MEMBERS IDENTIFY CONSUMER PROTECTION AS A RIGHT.
FREE CIRCULATION OF CONSUMER GOODS IN THE EU BECOMES A REALITY, AND WITH IT THE NEED FOR SHARED CONSUMER RIGHTS.
FIRST MOBILE PHONE LAUNCHED WEIGHING 1KG AND KNOWN AS ‘THE BRICK’.
GENERAL PRODUCT SAFETY LAW SET EUROPE-WIDE STANDARDS FOR PRODUCT SAFETY.
FACEBOOK BORN.
PASSENGER RIGHTS RULES PROTECT TRAVELLERS IN THE EU WHEN TRIPS ARE CANCELLED OR DELAYED.
UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES LAW PROTECTS CONSUMERS FROM MISLEADING ADS AND AGGRESSIVE MARKETING.
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES LAWS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS DURING THE SHIFT TO A GREENER SOCIETY.