This page gives state of play of the implementation of the Geo-blocking in Austria, and the local points of contact.
Enforcement Body
Schiffamtsgasse 1-3
A - 1020 Wien
Assistance to Consumer Bodies
- Europäisches Verbraucherzentrum Österreich (European Consumer Centre Austria)
Mariahilfer Straße 81 A-1060 Wien
Tel: 0043 1 588 77-0
Fax: 0043 1 588 77-71
Measures applicable to infringements
- § 33d Federal Act Against Unfair Competition 1984 – UWG BGBl. I Nr. 109/2018
- §§ 1 (Rechtsbruch - infringement of the law) iVM 14 Federal Act Against Unfair Competition 1984 – UWG (§ 51 Abs. 2 Z 10 Jurisdiktionsnorm)
- Verbraucherbehördenkooperationsgesetz - Cooperation of Consumer Protection Authorities Act (VBKG). § 3 Abs. 2 Z 3 iVm Annex Z 3 lit. d VBKG
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Big Picture
The Commission put an end to unjustified geo-blocking rules, which undermine online shopping and cross-border sales in the EU.