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Consumer sales and guarantees in europe( Télécharger le fichier original )par David Guitton University of Exeter - LLM in International Business Law 2010 |
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Reding, Vice--President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Speech pronounced during the European Consumer Day 2010 in Madrid, 15 March 2010 2 Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 3 See in particular Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis, Commission of the European Communities, COM (2006) 744 final and Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on Consumer Rights (Explanatory Memorandum), Commission of the European Communities, COM (2008) 614/3 4 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights, 8 October 2008, COM(2008) 614/3 5 For an example of an in--depth analysis of the Proposal, see Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos 6 Directive 85/577/EEC of 20 December 1985 to protect the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises; Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts; Directive 97/7/EC of 20 May 1997on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts; Directive 99/44/EC of 26 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees 7 This point is for instance acknowledged by the Department of Trade and Industry Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate in The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 - A Brief Introduction, page 3 8 See also The Psychology of Consumer Detriment - A Conceptual Review, Prepared for the Office of Fair Trading by P. Lunt, L. Miller, J. Körting, J. Ungemah, January 2006, OFT792 9 See in particular Focus Group Research on Consumer Detriment, Prepared for the Office of Fair Trading by FDS International, S. Link, S. Gibson and W. Ullstein, January 2006, OFT826, page 46 10 See in particular: Focus Group Research on Consumer Detriment, Prepared for the Office of Fair Trading by FDS International, S. Link, S. Gibson and W. Ullstein, January 2006, OFT826; The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 - A Brief Introduction, Department of Trade and Industry Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate; The Psychology of Consumer Detriment - A Conceptual Review, Prepared for the Office of Fair Trading by P. Lunt, L. Miller, J. Körting, J. Ungemah, January 2006, OFT792 11 See for instance: Focus Group Research on Consumer Detriment, Prepared for the Office of Fair Trading by FDS International, S. Link, S. Gibson and W. Ullstein, January 2006, OFT826; The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 - A Brief Introduction, Department of Trade and Industry Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate 12 The EC Consumer Sales Directive: A lot still to do, C. Twigg--Flesner, Canterbury Law Review 113, 2001 13 Green Paper on Consumer Goods and After--Sales Services, 15 November 1993, COM(93) 509 final 14 The Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 15 Aperçu de droit comparé sur la transposition de la directive 1999/44/CE sur la garantie dans la vente de biens de consommation, P. Ancel, Revue des contrats, 1er juillet 2005, n° 3, page 881 16 La grande réforme du droit des
obligations en Allemagne, M. Schley and CMS Bureau Francis
Lefebvre, Viewed Against the Background of the Principles of European Contract Law, R. Zimmermann, Edinburgh Law Review, 2002 17 Aperçu de droit comparé sur la transposition de la directive 1999/44/CE sur la garantie dans la vente de biens de consommation, P. Ancel, Revue des contrats, 1er juillet 2005, n° 3, page 881 18 La Communautarisation des sources du droit - De l'harmonisation maximale, J. Rochfeld, Revue des contrats, 1er janvier 2009, n° 1, page 11 19 Davidson Review - Implementation of EU Legislation, Final Report, November 2006, Better Regulation Executive (BRE), page 37 20 Harmonisation of Remedies for Lack of Conformity in Consumer Contracts - A Comparative Law and Economic Analysis on the European Commission's Proposal for A Directive on Consumer Rights, Ch. Svanholm, page 24 21 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on Consumer Rights (Explanatory Memorandum), Commission of the European Communities, COM (2008) 614/3 22 Garantie de Conformité des Meubles Vendus aux Consommateurs -- Garantie Légale de Conformité -- Garantie Commerciale, L. Leveneur, LexisNexis, Fascicule 1060 23 Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee; The EC Consumer Sales Directive: A lot still to do, C. Twigg-- F l es ne r, Canterbury Law Review 113, 2001 24 La transposition de la directive du 25 Mai 1999 sur les garanties dans la vente de biens de consommation, G. Pa isa nt, Contrats, concurrence, consommation, n° 8, août 2005, étude 8 25 Les droits de l'acheteur dans la directive du 25 mai 1999 relative à la vente: actualité d'un texte communautaire à la veille de sa transposition, G. Pignarre, Petites affiches, 27 octobre 2004, n° 215, page 5; see also Rapport au Président de la République relatif à l'ordonnance n° 2005--136 du 17 février 2005 relative à la garantie de conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur, NOR : JUSX05000050 26 Article 8(2) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 27 Article 8 of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 28 See EC Consumer Law Compendium -- The Consumer Acquis and its transposition in the Member States, H. Schulte--Nölke, Ch. Twigg--Flesner and M. Ebers, European Law Publishers 29 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 41 30 Article 2(1) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 31 Article 2(2) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 32 The EC Consumer Sales Directive: A lot still to do, C. Twigg--Flesner, Canterbury Law Review 113, 2001 33 Article 2(4) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 3 4 Article 2(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 35 Article 3(1) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 36 Article 5(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 37 Article 5(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 38 Article 5(1) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 39 Article 5(2) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 40 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 41 41 Article 3 of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 42 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 36 43 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 18 44 Article 3(2) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 45 Article 3(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 46 Article 3(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 47 Article 3(3) and 3(4) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 48 Article 3(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 49 Article 3(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 50 The EC Consumer Sales Directive: A lot still to do, C. Twigg--Flesner, Canterbury Law Review 113, 2001 51 Article 3(5) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 52 Article 3(6) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 53 For an overview of all difficulties pertaining to the resolution of the contract in France, see Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 54 Article 3(5) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 55 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 19 56 In the UK, no debate surrounded the transposition of the Directive - see Les droits de l'acheteur dans la directive du 25 mai 1999 relative à la vente: actualité d'un texte communautaire à la veille de sa transposition, G . Pignarre, Petites affiches, 27 octobre 2004, n° 215, page 5 57 Quel domaine assigner à la loi de transposition de la Directive Européenne sur la vente, G. Viney, JCP 2002, I, 158 ; Retour sur la transposition de la directive du 25 mai 1999, G. Viney, Dalloz 2002, Chronique page 3162; Transposition de la Directive du 25 Mai 1999 : la parole est à la défense, D. Mazeaud, Dalloz 2003, page 6; Transposition de la directive sur la vente : ne pas manquer une occasion de progrès, P. Jourdain, Recueil Dalloz 2003, page 4 58 Erreur, non--conformité, vice cache: état des questions à l'heure de la transposition de la directive du 25 mai 1999, V. R. Family, Contrats, concurrence, consommation, Avril 2002, chronique page 4; Quelle transposition pour la directive du 25 mai 1999 sur la garantie dans la vente de biens de consommation, G. Paisant and L. Leveneur, JCP 2002, I, page 135; De la Transposition de la Directive du 25 Mai 1999 à la Réforme du Code Civil, O . Tournafond, Dalloz 2002, Chronique page 2883; Transposition de la Directive de 1999 sur la Garantie des Consommateurs -- Article de Foi ou Réalisme Législatif ?, O. Tournafond, Dalloz 2007, chronique page 427 59 ECJ, 1 July 2004, Case C--311--03, Commission v. France; see also Projet de loi relatif à la garantie de conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur et à la responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux - Exposé général, Sénat, available on this website: http://www.senat.fr/rap/l05--277/l05--2771.html 60 Projet de loi relatif à la garantie de la conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur et à la responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux, Sénat, Document n° 358, 16 June 2004 61 Ordonnance n° 2005--136 du 17 Février 2005 relative à la garantie de la conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur 62 Article L. 211--13 of the Consumer Code : "Les dispositions de la présente section ne privent pas l'acheteur du droit d'exercer l'action résultant des vices rédhibitoires telle qu'elle résulte des articles 1641 à 1649 du code civil ou toute autre action de nature contractuelle ou extracontractuelle qui lui est reconnue par la loi" 63 Article 1603 of the Civil Code: « Il [le vendeur] a deux obligations principales, celle de délivrer et celle de garantir la chose qu'il vend 64 See for instance: Transposition de la Directive du 25 Mai 1999 : la parole est à la défense, D. Mazeaud, Dalloz 2003, page 6; Transposition de la directive sur la vente : ne pas manquer une occasion de progrès, P. Jourdain, Recueil Dalloz 2003, page 4 65 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 66 L'ordonnance du 17 février 2005 sur la garantie de conformité : aux regrets s'ajoutent les regrets, D. Mainguy, Revue des contrats, 1er juillet 2005, n°3, page 947; Une nouvelle garantie pour l'acheteur: la garantie de conformité, J. Calais--Auloy, RTD Civ. 2005, page 701; Transposition de la directive sur la vente : ne pas manquer une occasion de progrès, P. Jourdain, Recueil Dalloz 2003, page 4 67 Rapport au Président de la République relatif à l'ordonnance n° 2005--136 du 17 février 2005 relative à la garantie de conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur, NOR : JUSX05000050 68 La garantie de Conformité -- Variations Françaises Autour de la Préservation des Particularités Nationales et de l'Intégration Communautaire, S. Pimont, RTD Com. 2006, page 261 69 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 27 mars 1990, n° 87--20.084 70 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 71 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 1st December 1997 72 L'obligation de délivrance dans la vente de meubles corporels, M. Alter, thèse, LGDJ, 1972; Conformité et garantie dans la vente d'objets mobiliers corporels, P. le Tourneau, RTD Com. 1980, page 231; Droit de la responsabilité et des contrats, P. le Tourneau, Dalloz, 2004/2005, n° 5995 and n° 5999; all quoted by S. Pimont in La garantie de Conformité -- Variations Françaises Autour de la Préservation des Particularités Nationales et de l'Intégration Communautaire, RTD Com. 2006, page 261 73 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Domaine de la garantie, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 74 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Domaine de la garantie, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente; for a n example of a latent defect considered as non--conformity by favour for the buyer, see: Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 5 November 1985, Bulletin Civil 1985, I, n° 287 where a defect affecting the wheel of a motorcycle caused an accident 75 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 20 March 1989, Bulletin civile I, n° 140: « l'obligation de délivrance ne consiste pas seulement à livrer ce qui a été convenu, mais à mettre à la disposition de l'acheteur une chose qui corresponde en tout point au but par lui recherché» 76 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Domaine de la garantie, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20: Vente; see for instance : Cour de cassation, Troisième Chambre civile, 27 mars 1991, Dalloz 1992, Jurisprudence, page 95 77 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre Civile, 5 May 1993, Dalloz 1993, Jurisprudence page 506 78 Rapport au Président de la République relatif à l'ordonnance n° 2005--136 du 17 février 2005 relative à la garantie de conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur, NOR : JUSX05000050 79 Loi n° 2008--561 of 17 June 2010 80 Cour de cassation, Troisième Chambre civile, 26 June 2002, n° 00--12.023, Bulletin Civil 2002, III, n° 148 81 Article 2224 of the Civil Code: «Les actions personnelles ou mobilières se prescrivent par cinq ans à compter du jour où le titulaire d'un droit a connu ou aurait dû connaître les faits lui permettant de l'exercer » 82 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 83 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 84 Article 2232 of the Civil code states: "Le report du point de départ, la suspension ou l'interruption de la prescription ne peut avoir pour effet de porter le délai de la prescription extinctive au--delà de vingt ans à compter du jour de la naissance du droit" 85 Article 1315 of the Civil Code ; for an application, see Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 5 November 2009, n° 08--20.705 86 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 19 March 1996, Bulletin civile 1996, I, n° 147 87 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 27 April 1966, Bulletin civil 1966, III, n° 206 88 La transposition de la directive du 25 Mai 1999 sur les garanties dans la vente de biens de consommation, G. Pa isa nt, Contrats, concurrence, consommation, n° 8, août 2005, étude 8 89 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 12 February 1980, Bulletin civil 1980, IV, n° 80 90 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 1 March 2005, n° 03--19.296, Bulletin Civil 2005, IV, n° 42 91 Garantie de Conformité des Meubles Vendus aux Consommateurs -- Garantie Légale de Conformité -- Garantie Commerciale, L. Leveneur, LexisNexis, Fascicule 1060; Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 3 January 1995; Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 26 June 2001 92 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 93 See for instance : Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 15 November 1988, n° 87--12.239 94 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 95 Rapport au Président de la République relatif à l'ordonnance n° 2005--136 du 17 février 2005 relative à la garantie de conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur, NOR : JUSX05000050 96 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 97 See in particular The Psychology of Consumer Detriment - A Conceptual Review, Prepared for the Office of Fair Trading by P. Lunt, L. Miller, J. Körting, J. Ungemah, January 2006, OFT792 98 The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 - A Brief Introduction, page 3 99 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 100 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 101 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 102 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 103 Article 1611 of the Civil Code 104 Article 1131 of the Civil Code 105 Article 1612 of the Civil Code: "Le vendeur n'est pas tenu de délivrer la chose, si l'acheteur n'en paye pas le prix, et que le vendeur ne lui ait pas accordé un délai pour le paiement" 106 Cour de cassation, Troisième Chambre civile, 17 January 1990, Bulletin civile 1990, III, n° 25 107 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 5 October 1993, Bulletin civile 1993, IV, n° 313, page 225 108 See for instance: Cour de cassation, Troisième Chambre civil, 11 May 2005, n° 03--21.136, Bulletin Civil 2005, III, n° 103 109 Article 1 of the Loi n° 91--650 of 9 July 1991 110 Article 33 of the Law n°91--650 of 9 July 1991: « Tout juge peut, même d'office, ordonner une astreinte pour assurer l'exécution de sa décision » 111 Article 1144 of the Civil Code 112 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 113 For a denying of such right, see Cour de cassation, Troisième Chambre civile, 29 January 2003, n° 01--02.759, Bulletin civil 2003, III, n° 23 ; for a decision granting such remedy, see Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 25 March 1997, Bulletin civil 1997, I, n° 111 114 See for instance : Cour d'Appel de Lyon, Première Chambre, 2 November 2000, n° 1997/03052 115 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 116 Article 1610 of the Civil Code: « Si le vendeur manque à faire la délivrance dans le temps convenu entre les parties, l'acquéreur pourra, à son choix, demander la résolution de la vente, ou sa mise en possession, si le retard ne vient que du fait du vendeur » 117 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 30 October 2007, n° 05 --17.882, Bulletin Civil 2007, IV, n° 231 118 Cour de cassation, 21 March 2006, 02--19.236, Dalloz 2006, IR page 950 119 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 30 November 1955, III, n° 351 120 See for instance Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 3 Mai 2006, n° 04--20.432, Bulletin civile 2006, I, n° 217 121 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 122 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 123 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 124 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 14 May 1959, Bulletin Civil 1959, I, n° 245 125 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 30 March 1981, Bulletin Civil 1981, IV, n° 165 126 See for instance : Cour d'Appel de Colmar, Troisième Chambre civile, 24 November 1997, n° 1997--057288 127 Article 1150 of the Civil Code; Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 25 January 1989 128 Article 1151 of the Civil Code; Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 8 January 1985, Bulletin Civil 1985, I, n° 2 129 Les vices cachés dans la vente ; responsabilités et garanties, P. Langlet, La revue experts, n° 28, Octobre 1995 130 Article 1641 of the Civil Code states: "Le vendeur est tenu de la garantie à raison des défauts cachés de la chose vendue qui la rendent impropre à l'usage auquel on la destine, ou qui diminuent tellement cet usage que l'acheteur ne l'aurait pas acquise, ou n'en aurait donné qu'un moindre prix, s'il les avait connus" 131 Article L. 211--1 of the Consumer Code: « Les
règles relatives à la garantie des vices cachés dans les
contrats 132 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente ; see for instance Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 31 January 1966 133 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 24 November 1983, Gazette du Palais, Mai 1994, pages 31 and 32 134 See for instance Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 15 January 1980, Bulletin Civil 1980, IV, n° 22 135 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 11 May 1965, Bulletin Civil 1965, III, n° 306 136 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente 137 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 12 March 1980, Bulletin Civil 1980, I, n° 85 where the dog was affected by dysplasia 138 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente 139 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente 140 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente 141 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente 142 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente 143 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 19 February 1973 144 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 9 février 1965, Bulletin Civil 1965, III, n° 103 145 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente 146 See for instance Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 28 November 1979, Dalloz 1979 147 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente; see for instance: Cour de cassation, Deuxième Chambre civile, 30 November 1988, Bulletin Civil 1988, II, n° 240 148 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 149 Former article 1648 of the Civil Code; see Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Régime de la garantie - Parties à la garantie - Action en garantie et délai pour agir, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 40 : Vente 150 er Conformité et garantie légale , M. Bruschi, revue des contrats, 1July 2005, n° 3, page 710 151 Article 1648 of the Civil Code as amended by the ordinance of 2005 152 Article L. 211 --12 to the Consumer Code, c reated by the Ordinance of 2005, which states: " L'action résultant du défaut de conformité se prescrit par deux ans à compter de la délivrance du bien" 153 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 24 May 1967, I, n° 183: in this case, the building has been sold by the previous owners a couple of year before the discovery of the defect. Thus, there had been a new delivery and no statute of limitation was applicable 1 5 4 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Régime de la garantie - Résultats de l'action en garantie - Moyens de défense du vendeur, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 50 : Vente 155 Article 1643 of the Civil Code: "Il [le vendeur] est tenu des vices cachés, quand même il ne les aurait pas connus (...)" 156 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Objet de la garantie : le vice caché, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 30: Vente; see for instance Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civil, 17 May 1988, Bulletin civil 1988, I, n° 148 157 Article 1644 of the Civil Code : "Dans le cas des articles 1641 et 1643, l'acheteur a le choix de rendre la chose et de se faire restituer le prix, ou de garder la chose et de se faire rendre une partie du prix, telle qu'elle sera arbitrée par experts" 158 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 22 July 1953, Dalloz 1953, page 587 159 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Régime de la garantie - Parties à la garantie - Action en garantie et délai pour agir, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 50 : Vente 160 Obligation de délivrance -- Sanctions, M. Mignot, LexisNexis, Fascicule 20 : Vente 161 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 7 January 1982 162 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Régime de la garantie - Résultats de l'action en garantie - Moyens de défense du vendeur, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 50 : Vente 163 Cour de cassation, 16 November 1965, Bulletin Civil 1965, III, n° 581 164 Cour de cassation, Chambre mixte, 9 July 2004, n° 2004--024656, Bulletin Chambre mixte 2004, n° 2 165 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 8 March 2005, n° 2005--027432, Bulletin Civile 2005, I, n° 128 166 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Régime de la garantie - Parties à la garantie - Action en garantie et délai pour agir, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 50 : Vente 167 Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 3 May 2006, n° 2006--033295 168 See Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 4 January 1979 169 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Régime de la garantie - Résultats de l'action en garantie - Moyens de défense du vendeur, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 50 : Vente 170 Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Régime de la garantie - Résultats de l'action en garantie - Moyens de défense du vendeur, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 50 : Vente 171 Cour de cassation, 12 December 1984, Bulletin civile 1984, IV, n° 349 172 Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 16 October 1972, Dalloz 1973, page 290 173 Cour d'Appel de Paris, 15 December 1987, Dalloz 1987, page 212 174 Article 1646 of the Civil Code: « Si le vendeur ignorait les vices de la chose, il ne sera tenu qu'à la restitution du prix, età rembourser à l'acquéreur les frais occasionnés par la vente » 175 Article 1646 of the Civil Code : « Si le vendeur connaissait les vices de la chose, il est tenu, outre la restitution du prix qu'il en a reçu, de tous les dommages et intérêts envers l'acheteur » 1 76 Cour d'Appel de Versailles, 31 March 1989, Dalloz 1989, Infos rapides, pages 186; see also Garantie légale contre les vices cachés - Domaine de la garantie, J. Huet, LexisNexis, Fascicule 10 : Vente 177 EC Consumer Law Compendium -- The Consumer Acquis and its transposition in the Member States, H. Schulte--Nölke, Ch. Twigg--Flesner and M. Ebers, European Law Publishers, page 407 178 Rapport au Président de la République relatif à l'ordonnance n° 2005--136 du 17 février 2005 relative à la garantie de conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur, NOR : JUSX05000050 179 Article L. 211--3 of the Consumer Code: « Le présent chapitre est applicable aux relations contractuelles entre le vendeur agissant dans le cadre de son activité professionnelle ou commerciale et l'acheteur agissant en qualité de consommateur » 180 Article L. 211--1 of the Consumer Code: «Les dispositions du présent chapitre s'appliquent aux contrats de vente de biens meubles corporels (...) » 181 Article L. 211--13 of the Consumer Code 182 La transposition de la directive du 25 Mai 1999 sur les garanties dans la vente de biens de consommation, G. Pa isa nt, Contrats, concurrence, consommation, n° 8, août 2005, étude 8 183 Less educated consumers have been proved to have a lower understanding of their right: The Psychology of Consumer Detriment - A Conceptual Review, Prepared for the Office of Fair Trading by P. Lunt, L. Miller, J. Körting, J. Ungemah, January 2006, OFT792 184 Rapport au Président de la République relatif à l'ordonnance n° 2005--136 du 17 février 2005 relative à la garantie de conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur, NOR: JUSX05000050; La transposition de la directive du 25 Mai 1999 sur les garanties dans la vente de biens de consommation, G. Pa isa nt, Contrats, concurrence, consommation, n° 8, août 2005, étude 8 185 EC Consumer Law Compendium -- The Consumer Acquis and its transposition in the Member States, H. Schulte--Nölke, Ch. Twigg--Flesner and M. Ebers, European Law Publishers, page 421 186 Article L. 211--5 of the Consumer Code 187 Rapport au Président de la République relatif à l'ordonnance n° 2005--136 du 17 février 2005 relative à la garantie de conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur, NOR : JUSX05000050 188 Article L. 211--5 1° of the Consumer Code 189 Article L. 211--5 2° of the Consumer Code 190 Article L. 211--5 1° of the Consumer Code 191 Article L. 211--5 2° of the Consumer Code 192 La transposition de la directive du 25 Mai 1999 sur les garanties dans la vente de biens de consommation, G. Pa isa nt, Contrats, concurrence, consommation, n° 8, août 2005, étude 8 193 Article L. 211--8 of the Consumer Code: «L'acheteur est en droit d'exiger la conformité du bien au contrat. Il ne peut cependant contester la conformité en invoquant un défaut qu'il connaissait ou ne pouvait ignorer lorsqu'il a contracté. Il en va de même lorsque le défaut a son origine dans les matériaux qu'il a lui--même fournis » 194 Article L. 211--8 of the Consumer Code:
«L'acheteur est en droit d'exiger la conformité du bien au
contrat. Il lorsqu 'il a contracté. Il en va de même lorsque le défaut a son origine dans les matériaux qu'il a lui--même fournis » 195 Article L. 211--6 of the Consumer Code 196 Article 2(4) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 197 See § 434 of the BGB, as referred to by G. Paisant in La transposition de la directive du 25 Mai 1999 sur les garanties dans la vente de biens de consommation, Contrats, concurrence, consommation, n° 8, août 2005, étude 8 198 Garantie de Conformité des Meubles Vendus aux Consommateurs -- Garantie Légale de Conformité -- Garantie Commerciale, L. Leveneur, LexisNexis, Fascicule 1060 199 Garantie de Conformité des Meubles Vendus aux Consommateurs -- Garantie Légale de Conformité -- Garantie Commerciale, L. Leveneur, LexisNexis, Fascicule 1060 200 Article 5(1) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 201 Article L. 211--12 of the Consumer Code: « L'action résultant du défaut de conformité se prescrit par deux ans à compter de la délivrance du bien » 202 La transposition de la directive du 25 Mai 1999 sur les garanties dans la vente de biens de consommation, G. Pa isa nt, Contrats, concurrence, consommation, n° 8, août 2005, étude 8 203 La transposition de la directive du 25 Mai 1999 sur les garanties dans la vente de biens de consommation, G. Pa isa nt, Contrats, concurrence, consommation, n° 8, août 2005, étude 8 204 Article L. 211--4 of the Consumer Code: «Le vendeur est tenu de livrer un bien conforme au contrat et répond des défauts de conformité existant lors de la délivrance (...) » 205 Article L. 211--7 of the Consumer Code: «Les défauts de conformité qui apparaissent dans un délai de six mois à partir de la délivrance du bien sont présumés exister au moment de la délivrance, sauf preuve contraire (...) » ; for an application as regard a horse, see Cour d'Appel de Bourges, 10 January 2008, n° 2008--370902 206 Article L. 211--7 of the Consumer Code: «(...) Le vendeur peut combattre cette présomption si celle--ci n'est pas compatible avec la nature du bien ou le défaut de conformité invoqué » 207 See for instance: Cour de cassation, Première Chambre civile, 15 July 1999, n° 1999--003082 208 Rapport au Président de la République relatif à l'ordonnance n° 2005--136 du 17 février 2005 relative à la garantie de conformité du bien au contrat due par le vendeur au consommateur, NOR: JUSX05000050; see Articles L. 211--9 and L. 211--10 of the Consumer Code 209 See Articles L. 211--10 and L. 211--11 of the Consumer Code 210 L'ordonnance du 17 février 2005 sur la garantie de conformité: aux regrets s'ajoutent les regrets, D. M a i nguy, Revue des contrats, 1er juillet 2005, n°3, page 947 211 The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations, 2002, n° 3045 212 Section 48 of the SoGA 213 Sale of Goods and Supply of Services, LexisNexis, Volume 40 214 Section 48F of the SoGA 215 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. 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Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, page 128 225 Mash and Murrell v Joseph I Emmanuel [1961] 1 All ER 485 226 Section 13 of the SoGA 227 Section 14 of the SoGA 228 Section 14(3) of the SoGA 229 See in particular: Varley v Whipp [1900] 1 QB 513 and Grant v Australian Knitting Mills [1936] AC 85 230 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, page 116 231 Ashington Piggeries v Christopher Hill [1972] AC 441 232 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, page 118 233 Harlingdon and Leinster Enterprises v Christopher Hull Fine Art [1991] 1 QB 564 234 Re Moore and Landauer [1921] 2 KB 519; see also: Arcoos v. Ronaasen [1933] AC 470 and Reardon Smith v Hansen--Tangen [1976] 1 WLR 989 235 Section 15 of the SoGA 236 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, page 119 237 Sale and Supply of Goods, Report, the Law Commission (No 160) and the Scottish Law Commission (No 104), 1987 238 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, page 119 239 Section 14(2) of the SoGA 240 Section 14(2A) of the SoGA 241 Section 14(2B) of the SoGA 242 Section 14(1) of the SoGA 243 As regard the price, see BS Brown v Craiks [1970] 1 All ET 823 244 Consumers remedies when buying goods or services, Practical Law Company, found on this website: www.practicallaw.com 245 Section 14(2C)(a) of the SoGA 246 Section 14(2C)(b) and (c) of the SoGA 247 A Trader's Guide: The Law Relating to the Supply of Goods and Services, Department of Trade and Industry, April 2005 248 Section 14(2E)(a),(b) and (c) of the SoGA 249 Kendalll v Lillico [1968] 2 All ER 444 ; Ashington Piggeries v Christopher Hill [1972] AC 441 250 Slater v Finning Ltd [1996] 3 All ER 398 251 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, page 156 252 See for instance Motor Oil Hellas (Corinth) Refineries S.A. v. 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Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, pages 160 and 161 258 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 30 259 Section 30 of the SoGA 260 Section 30 of the SoGA 261 See for instance Perkins v Bell [1893] 1 QB 193, quoted in Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 34 262 See Manifatture Tessile Laniera Wooltex v J B Ashley Limited [1979] 2 Lloyd's Reports 28 for all buyers and Bernstein v Pamson Motors (Golders Green) Limited [1987] 2 All ER 220 for consumers in particular, both quoted in Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 34 263 Kwei Tek Chao v British Traders and Shippers Ltd [1954] 2 QB 459 264 Section 35(6) of the SoGA 265 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 14 266 Section 35(1)(a) of the SoGA; see Saunders v Topp [1849] 4 Exch 390 or, more recently, Clegg v Andersson [2003] EWCA Civ 320 267 Section 35(6) of the SoGA; J & H Ritchie Limited v Lloyd Limited, [2007] 2 All ER 353, commented in contract: sale of goods -- buyer's remedies, S. Foster and N. McKay, Coventry law Journal, 2007 and in Sale of Goods in Scotland -- A Second Tender: J&H Richtie Ltd v Lloyd Ltd, M. Bridge, Journal of Business Law, 2007; Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 33 268 Section 35(1) and 35(4) of the SoGA; see Morrison and Mason Ltd v Clarkson Bros [1898] 25 R 427 and Bushel v Wheeler [1844] 15 QB 442n where the buyer retained the good for five months without saying anything to the seller 269 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 41; Sale of Goods -- Remedy of Rejection -- How Quickly is the Right Lost? S. Hedley, Cambridge Law Journal, 2001 270 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 25 271 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 41 272 Section 59 of the SoGA; see Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 33 273 The Right to Reject, G. Dehn and R. Cranston, Journal of Business Law, 1990 274 Kwei Tek Chao v British Traders and Shippers Ltd [1954] 2 QB 459 275 Section 35(5) of the SoGA 276 Truk (UK) Limited v Tokmakidis GmbH [2000] 2 All ER (Comm) 594, see Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 37 277 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 42 278 Buyer's Right to Withhold Performance and Termination of Contract in A Comparative Study Under English Law, Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980, Iranian and Shi'ah Law, M. J afa rza d e h, Published on the website of the Institute of International Commercial Law and available on: http://www.jus.uio.no/pace/buyers_rights_to_withhold_performance_and_termination_of_contract.mirghase mjafarzadeh/3.html 279 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 20 280 Section 36 of the SoGA 281 Section 28 of the SoGA 282 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, page 157 283 Total Oil (Great Britain) Ltd v Thompson Garages (Biggin Hill) Ltd [1972] 1 QB 318 284 Section 52 of the SoGA 285 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, from page 165; see Cohen v Roche [1927] 1 KB 169 and Bronx Engineering [1975] 1 Lloyd's Report 475 286 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, from page 165 287 Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 15 288 Section 51 of the SoGA 289 Section 53 of the SoGA 290 Sale of goods: arrangements for repairs, Practical Law Company, found on this website: www.practicallaw.com 291 Sale and Supply of Goods, M. Furmston, Third Edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited, from page 172 292 Sale of goods: arrangements for repairs, Practical Law Company, found on this website: www.practicallaw.com 293 Section 53(2) of the SoGA 294 Section 53(3) of the SoGA 295 Sale of goods: arrangements for repairs, Practical Law Company, found on this website: www.practicallaw.com 296 The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations, 2002, n° 3045 297 Section 48F of the SoGA 298 Implementation of the Directive 1999/44/EC on certain
aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees in the United
Kingdom, J. Jirkal, found on this website: of--con su m e r--goods--and--associated--guarantees--in--the--united--kingdom--18869.html 299 Section 48B(1) of the SoGA 300 Section 48B(2) of the SoGA 301 Section 48B(3) of the SoGA 302 Section 48A(3) of the SoGA 303 Section 5 of the Limitation Act 1980 304 A Trader's Guide: The Law Relating to the Supply of Goods and Services, Department of Trade and Industry, April 2005 305 The term «Acquis» is borrowed from the French word acquis which means «that which has been acquired» - see Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 4 306 Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis, Commission of the European Communities, COM (2006) 744 final, page 3 307 An Ambitious Consumer Rights Directive: Boosting Consumers' protection and helping businesses, V. Reding, Vice--President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Speech pronounced during the European Consumer Day 2010 in Madrid, 15 March 2010: «The proposed law must balance businesses' need for legal certainty with a guarantee for the highest level of consumer protection» 308 Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis, Commission of the European Communities, COM (2006) 744 final, page 3 and 4 309 Directive 85/577/EEC of 20 December 1985 to protect the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises; Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts; Directive 97/7/EC of 20 May 1997on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts; Directive 99/44/EC of 26 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees 310 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on Consumer Rights (Explanatory Memorandum), Commission of the European Communities, COM (2008) 614/3, pages 2 and 3 311 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 5 312 Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis, Commission of the European Communities, COM (2006) 744 final, page 6 313 Harmonisation of Remedies for Lack of Conformity in Consumer Contracts - A Comparative Law and Economic Analysis on the European Commission's Proposal for A Directive on Consumer Rights, Ch. Svanholm, page 30 314 Article 2.2 of the Treaty of Lisbon: «The Union shall establish an internal market» ( http://eur-- lex. e u ropa .e u/LexU riSe rv/LexU riServ.d o?u ri=OJ :C : 2007 :306:00 10 :0041 : E N : P D F) 315 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on Consumer Rights (Explanatory Memorandum), Commission of the European Communities, COM (2008) 614/3, page 2 316 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on Consumer Rights (Explanatory Memorandum), Commission of the European Communities, COM (2008) 614/3, page 2 317 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on Consumer Rights (Explanatory Memorandum), Commission of the European Communities, COM (2008) 614/3, page 2 318 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 319 Article 114(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 3 20 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 3 321 The proposed Consumer Rights Directive - less haste, more thought?, Ch. Twigg--Flesner and D. Metcalfe, page 3; Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 14 322 The proposed Consumer Rights Directive - less haste, more thought?, Ch. Twigg--Flesner and D. Metcalfe, page 16 323 Davidson Review - Implementation of EU Legislation, Final Report, November 2006, Better Regulation Executive (BRE), page 22 324 Article 4 of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights: «Member States may not maintain or introduce, in their national law, provisions diverging from those laid down in this Directive, including more or less stringent provisions to ensure a different level of consumer provisions» 325 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 17 326 Droit des consommateurs: une harmonisation pragmatique pour une protection efficace, Mme Karamanli, Commission des Affaires Européennes, Assemblée Nationale, Rapport d'information n°2099, December 2009, page 36 327 Droit des consommateurs: une harmonisation pragmatique pour une protection efficace, Mme Karamanli, Commission des Affaires Européennes, Assemblée Nationale, Rapport d'information n°2099, December 2009, page 46 328 Droit des consommateurs: une harmonisation pragmatique pour une protection efficace, Mme Karamanli, Commission des Affaires Européennes, Assemblée Nationale, Rapport d'information n°2099, December 2009, page 58 329 An Ambitious Consumer Rights Directive: Boosting Consumers' protection and helping businesses, V. Reding, Vice--President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Speech pronounced during the European Consumer Day 2010 in Madrid, 15 March 2010 330 Article 24(1) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 331 This is inferred from article 24(2) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 332 Article 22(1) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 333 Article 22(2) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 334 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 21 335 See Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 21 and 22 3 3 6 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights', H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich, page 506 337 Article 24(3) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 338 Article 2(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 339 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 26 340 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights' , H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich 341 Article 35(3) of the United Nations Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods (1980), usually referred to as the «Vienna Sales Convention» 342 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 31 343 Article 28(5) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 344 Article 5(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 345 See article 22 and 23 of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 346 The suggestion is supported by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission in Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods, Joint Consultation paper of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, page 109. For an opposite view, see Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 31 347 Article 28(4) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 348 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights', H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich 349 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 34 350 Article 5(1) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 351 Article 28(1) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 352 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 28 353 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 27 354 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 29 355 Article 28(2) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 3 5 6 Article 28(2) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 357 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 30 358 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights' , H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich 359 Article 3(3) of the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspect of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantee 360 Article 26(2) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 361 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 37 362 Consumer Sales Law i n the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 40 363 Consumer Sales Law in the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive, M. Loos, page 40 364 Article 26(4) of the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights 365 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights', H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich 366 Consumer policy strategy 2002--2006, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM (2002), page 12 367 Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services; Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business--to--consumer commercial practices in the internal market; Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on credit agreements for consumers and Directive 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the protection of consumers in respect of certain aspects of timeshare, long--term holiday product, resale and exchange contracts, OJ 2009, L 33/10 368 The proposed Consumer Rights Directive - less haste, more thought?, Ch. Twigg--Flesner and D. Metcalfe, page 3 369 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights', H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich, page 517 370 Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business--to--consumer commercial practices in the internal market 371 ECJ, 23 April 2009, Joined Cases C--261/07 and C--299/07, VTB--VAB NV v Total Belgium NV and Galatea BVBA v Sanoma Magazines Belgium NV 372 ECJ, 14 January 2010, C--304/08, Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs e.V. v. Plus Warengesellschaft GmbH 373 An Ambitious Consumer Rights Directive: Boosting Consumers' protection and helping businesses, V. Reding, Vice--President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Speech pronounced during the European Consumer Day 2010 in Madrid, 15 March 2010 3 74 ECJ, 4 July 2006, C--212/04, Konstantinos Adeneler and Others v Ellinikos Organismos Galaktos (ELOG) [2006] ECR 375 Harmonisation of Remedies for Lack of Conformity in Consumer Contracts - A Comparative Law and Economic Analysis on the European Commission's Proposal for A Directive on Consumer Rights, Ch. Svanholm, page 24 376 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 2 377 As stated by Wilhelmsson in «Full Harmonisation of Consumer Contract Law», quoted by Ch. Twigg--Flesner and D. Metcalfe in The proposed Consumer Rights Directive - less haste, more thought? 378 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 15 379 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 2 380 Harmonisation of Remedies for Lack of Conformity in Consumer Contracts - A Comparative Law and Economic Analysis on the European Commission's Proposal for A Directive on Consumer Rights, Ch. Svanholm, page 24 381 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on Consumer Rights (Explanatory Memorandum), Commission of the European Communities, COM (2008) 614/3, pages 2 and 3 382 Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits; Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 8 383 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 8 384 Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits 385 Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits 386 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights', H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich 387 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights', H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich 388 An Ambitious Consumer Rights Directive: Boosting Consumers' protection and helping businesses, V. Reding, Vice--President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Speech pronounced during the European Consumer Day 2010 in Madrid, 15 March 2010 389 Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits 390 Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the
Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits; Full Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 10 and 11 391 G. Low, The (Ir)Relevance of Harmonization and Legal Diversity to European Contract Law: A Perspective from Psychology, European Review of Private Law 2010/2, quoted by M. Loos in Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 8 392 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 8 393 Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits; Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 8 394 See in particular: The proposed Consumer Rights Directive - less haste, more thought?, Ch. Twigg--Flesner and D. Metcalfe, page 4 and Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights', H--W. Micklitz and N. Reich page 477 395 The proposed Consumer Rights Directive - less haste, more thought?, Ch. Twigg--Flesner and D. Metcalfe, page 4 396 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights' , H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich, page 477 397 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 17 398 L. Froòkova, The new Directive on consumer protection: objectives from the perspective of the EU and the Member States, in: H. Schulte--Nolke, L. Tichy (eds.), Perspectives for European Consumer Law. Towards a Directive on consumer rights, Munich: Sellier, 2009, p. 91, quoted by M. Loos in Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 18 399 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 17 400 Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada: The Commission Proposal for a 'Directive on Consumer Rights' , H--W. M icklitz and N. Reich; Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits 401 Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits 402 As highlighted by J. Myard in the debate which followed the presentation of the report of Mme Karamanli: Droit des consommateurs: une harmonisation pragmatique pour une protection efficace, Commission des Affaires Européennes, Assemblée Nationale, Rapport d'information n°2099, December 2009, page 73 403 Droit des consommateurs: une harmonisation pragmatique pour une protection efficace, Mme Karamanli, Commission des Affaires Européennes, Assemblée Nationale, Rapport d'information n°2099, December 2009, page 60 404 Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits 405 Full Harmonization of Consumer Law? A Critique of the Draft Directive on Consumer Rights, Jan Smits 406 Droit des consommateurs: une harmonisation pragmatique pour une protection efficace, Mme Karamanli, Commission des Affaires Européennes, Assemblée Nationale, Rapport d'information n°2099, December 2009, page 61 407 Full harmonisation as a regulatory concept and its consequences for the national legal orders -- The example of the Consumer rights directive, M. Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Series No. 2010/03, page 26 408 EC Consumer Law Compendium -- The Consumer Acquis and its transposition in the Member States, H. Schulte--Nölke, Ch. Twigg--Flesner and M. Ebers, European Law Publishers, page 502 409 An Ambitious Consumer Rights Directive: Boosting Consumers' protection and helping businesses, V. Reding, Vice--President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Speech pronounced during the European Consumer Day 2010 in Madrid, 15 March 2010 410 Droit des consommateurs: une harmonisation pragmatique pour une protection efficace, Mme Karamanli, Commission des Affaires Européennes, Assemblée Nationale, Rapport d'information n°2099, December 2009, page 65 411 Droit des consommateurs: une harmonisation pragmatique pour une protection efficace, Mme Karamanli, Commission des Affaires Européennes, Assemblée Nationale, Rapport d'information n°2099, December 2009, page 65 412 Droit des consommateurs: une harmonisation pragmatique pour une protection efficace, Mme Karamanli, Commission des Affaires Européennes, Assemblée Nationale, Rapport d'information n°2099, December 2009, page 65 |
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