In this article I criticize the choice of the Italian legislator concerning the implementation of the Consumer Sales Directive 99/44 by means of a separate statutory instrument (decreto legislativo). I try to explain that this is not a suitable choice on the grounds of two main arguments. Firstly, two different regimes on sales are going to co-exist, their application depending on the status of the parties. Secondly, this implementation merely permits deadlines to be met but does not allow a thorough reflection on the issue. I further advocate a conscious policy choice by our legislator in relation to the emergence of a (schizophrenic) European contract law.
European Review of Private Law