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In European law and Common Law, on the basis of consumer protection, unfaircontractual terms are subject to specific regulation. In domestic law, lack ofsuch regulation can clearly be observed. According to general principles ofcontract law, these terms seem to be valid. As far as article “46” of ElectronicCommerce Act of I.R.Iran is concerned, unfair terms, which are harmful toconsumers, are not effective. Nevertheless, due to the specific and protectivebasis of E-consumers, this provision does not apply to other cases, andtherefore, it is not possible to refer to fairness under any rubric due to the lackof enforceability. In addition, although the principle of freedom of contract, thetheory of the ‘will’ parties and the necessity of contract indicate the validity ofthese terms, judges, in litigation, could deal with dispute resolution based onfairness. The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive 93/13/EEC isEuropean Union Directive (then called European Economic CommunityDirective) which governs the use of surprising or onerous terms used in order todeal with consumers