Legislative Decree No. 206/2005 concerning Consumer Code under Art. 7 Law 229/2003. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 235 of 08 October 2005. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Fisheries Keyword Business/industry/corporations Consumer protection Farming Agricultural development Fish products Access-to-information Beverages Certification Liability/compensation Contract/agreement Education Enforcement/compliance Food additives Food quality control/food safety Fraud Internal trade Packaging/labelling Processing/handling Public health Hygiene/sanitary procedures Traceability/product tracing Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force 23-10-2005. Abstract The Legislative Decree is organised in VI Parts and has the scope to harmonise and reorganize the regulations concerning the consumption processes, in order to ensure a high level of consumer and user protection. Part I, general dispositions, lists specific consumer rights, these are: a) health protection; b) product and services safety and quality; c) right of information and honest advertising; c-bis) exercise of commercial practices according to principles of good faith, fairness and loyalty; d) consumer education; e) correctness, transparency and fairness in contractual relations; f) promotion and development of free associations, voluntary and democratic among consumers and users; g) quality and efficiency in public services. Full text Italian Website www.normattiva.it