Non-compliance with Directive 93/13/EEC

Question for written answer  E-001491/2021
to the Commission
Rule 138
Giorgos Georgiou (The Left)

The omnibus bill submitted by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to the Cypriot Parliament on unfair terms falls seriously short of compliance with Council Directive 93/13/EEC.

While it allows a consumer to file for damages and an interim injunction for the immediate removal of an unfair clause or the adoption of remedial measures (Article 62(3) of the bill), it does not provide for the possibility of issuing an interim order suspending the sale of a mortgaged property as a temporary measure required for the effective implementation of Directive 93/13/EEC.

In the light of the above:

• 1.Does the Commission agree that this omission constitutes a continued infringement of EU law, failing to implement Directive 93/13/EEC effectively?
• 2.What steps does it intend to take to guarantee the right to suspend a sale in Cyprus pending examination by the court of an allegedly unfair clause and protect the right to housing in cases where the sale relates to a first home?