Det er en historisk begivenhed, selv ud over de resultater, som man måtte opnå, for hidtil har harmoniseringen inden for Fællesskabet enten været mere begrænset eller mere omfattende end de relevante direktiver: forbrugerkontrakten, som direktiverne om anvendelse af elektroniske og edb-baserede teknologier blev tilføjet.
This is an historic event, even over and above the results that may be obtained, because until now Community harmonisation had been done with a scope either more restricted or more extensive than the relevant directives: the consumer contract, to which the directives on the application of electronic and computer technologies were added.