[PDF] EUROPEAN UNION (DISTANCE CONTRACTS FOR FINANCIAL ...
The document is an Irish statutory instrument (EU-related) that amends the Consumer Protection Act 2007, specifically replacing wording in Section 85(1) regarding an amended paragraph (ba). From the title and excerpt, it concerns distance contracts for financial services, meaning rules that apply when financial products/services are sold at a distance.
AppleCare+ is an extended warranty/service plan, not a financial service in most cases, so direct effects are uncertain. However, the regulation falls under consumer-protection distance-contract rules; if any AppleCare+ elements are structured alongside payments, financing, or other “financial services” components sold remotely (e.g., bundled financing or related payment/insurance products), it could affect required disclosures, contracting steps, withdrawal/cooling-off rights, or other consumer information obligations—potentially impacting how Apple (or resellers) markets and sells AppleCare+ in Ireland.
Section 85(1) of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 (No. 19 of 2007) is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (ba):. “(ba). Parts 4 ...
Country
Ireland
Region
Europe
Discovered
7/5/2026
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Language
English