39Moreover, the Court has consistently held that the system of protection introduced by Directive 93/13 is based on the idea that the consumer is in a position of weakness vis-à-vis the seller or supplier, as regards both his bargaining power and his level of knowledge, a situation that leads to his agreeing to terms drawn up in advance by the seller or supplier without being able to influence the content of those terms (see, in particular, Case C‑484/08 Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Madrid EU:C:2010:309, paragraph 27 and the case-law cited).
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