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On 8 February 2007, the European Commission adopted the Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis ( bg - cs - da - de - et - el - es - fr - hu - it - Iv - It - mt - nl - pl - pt - ro - sk - sl - fi - sv ) . This Green Paper concludes the diagnostic phase of the review, sums up the Commission’s initial findings and initiates a public consultation. It identifies a number of problems with the current legislation in the area of consumer protection and presents main options for a reform as well as a number of specific questions. With this Green Paper, the Commission called on all interested parties to express their views on the issues identified in the context of the Review of Consumer Acquis. The consultation period lasted till 15 May 2007. Currently, the Commission is analysing the contributions and will publish a summary in the 4th quarter of 2007. On the basis of the outcome of the consultation, the Commission will decide whether there is a need for a legislative initiative.