As a result of consumer complaints and litigation relating to the use of benchmarks in several Member States, it is likely that divergent measures, inspired by legitimate concerns of consumer protection, would be adopted at national level, which could result in fragmentation of the internal market due to the divergent conditions of competition attached to different levels of consumer protection.
Mar thoradh ar ghearáin ó chustaiméirí agus ar dhlíthíocht a bhaineann le tagarmharcanna a úsáid i roinnt Ballstát, is dealraitheach go nglacfaí bearta atá éagsúil óna chéile, arna spreagadh ag imní dhlisteanach maidir le cosaint tomhaltóirí, ar an leibhéal náisiúnta, agus d'fheadfadh ilroinnt ar an margadh inmheánach a bheith ann dá bharr i ngeall ar na coinníollacha éagsúla iomaíochta a bhaineann le leibhéil dhifriúla cosanta do thomhaltóirí.