46Bearing in mind the importance of the right of withdrawal for consumer protection, the pre-contractual information concerning that right is of fundamental importance for that consumer and enables him to make an informed decision on whether or not to conclude the distance contract with the trader. In order to benefit fully from that information, the consumer must be aware of the conditions, time limit and procedures for exercising the right of withdrawal beforehand. In a situation where the contract is concluded through a means of distance communication which allows limited space or time to display the information, the trader, when using that means of communication, is not required to provide the consumer with the model withdrawal form, as provided for in Annex I(B) to that directive. First, being in possession, through that means of communication, before the conclusion of the contract, of such a model is not a circumstance that could influence the consumer’s decision on whether or not to conclude a distance contract, and, secondly, an obligation to provide the consumer in all circumstances with that model is liable to impose on the trader a disproportionate burden, and in some cases, such as contracts concluded by telephone amongst others, an unsupportable burden. In that respect, the communication of that model by another source, in plain and intelligible language, will suffice.
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