21In order to answer those questions, it should be recalled, first, that, under Article 7(1) of Directive 93/13, Member States are required to ensure that adequate and effective means exist to prevent the continued use of unfair terms in contracts concluded between sellers or suppliers and consumers. In parallel to the subjective right of a consumer to bring an action before a court for examination as to whether a term of a contract to which he is a party is unfair, the mechanism provided for in Article 7(2) of Directive 93/13 allows Member States to introduce a check on unfair terms contained in standard contracts by means of actions for an injunction brought in the public interest by consumer-protection associations.
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