19Furthermore, given the nature and significance of the public interest which constitutes the basis of the protection guaranteed to consumers, who are in such a weak position, Article 7(1) of Directive 93/13 requires Member States to provide for adequate and effective means to prevent the continued use of unfair terms in contracts concluded with consumers by sellers or suppliers (judgment in Banco Español de Crédito, C‑618/10, EU:C:2012:349, paragraph 68; Kásler and Káslerné Rábai, C‑26/13, EU:C:2014:282, paragraph 78; and Unicaja Banco and Caixabank, C‑482/13, C‑484/13, C‑485/13 and C‑487/13, EU:C:2015:21, paragraph 30).
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