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2015-6 Reports of Cases before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance 1 (2015)

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Reports of Cases


        Case C-497/13

        Froukje Faber
              v
Autobedrijf Hazet Ochten BV


            (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof Arnhem-Leeuwarden)


(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 1999/44/EC - Sale of consumer goods and associated
    guarantees - Status of the purchaser - Consumer status - Lack of conformity of the goods
delivered - Duty to inform the seller - Lack of conformity which became apparent within six months
                           of delivery of the goods - Burden of proof)


                 Summary - judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 4 June 2015


1.  Acts of the institutions -
    directives are effective -
    conformity with EU law


Directives - Implementation by Member States - Need to ensure that
Obligations of national courts - Obligation to interpret national law in


(Art. 288, third para., TFELI; European Parliament and Council Directive 1999/44)


2.  Approximation of laws -     Consumer protection -   Sale of
    guarantees -   Directive 1999/44 -  Scope -   Obligation for
    consumer status - Purchaser who has not relied on that status


consumer goods and associated
the national court to determine
- No effect


    (European Parliament and Council Directive 1999/44)

3.  Approximation of laws -     Consumer protection -   Sale of consumer goods and associated
    guarantees - Directive 1999/44 - Lack of conformity of the goods delivered - Lack of conformity
    which became apparent within six months of delivery of the goods - Lack of conformity which is
    presumed to have existed at the time of delivery - Burden of proof

    (European Parliament and Council Directive 1999/44, Art. 5(3))

4.  Approximation of laws -     Consumer protection -   Sale of consumer goods and associated
    guarantees - Directive 1999/44 - National legislation which imposes on the consumer a duty to
    inform the seller of the lack of conformity in good time - Whether permissible - Conditions

    (European Parliament and Council Directive 1999/44, Art. 5(2))

1. See the text of the decision.


(see para. 33)


ECLI:EU:C:2015:357

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