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I. EU Legislation on consumer sales

II. Contracts of sale

II.A. Defining 'sale'

5.1 (DE) Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB). O·H
5.2 (UK) Sale of Goods Act 1979, 1979. O·H
5.3 (FR) Code civil . O·H

II.B. Broadening the definition: goods to be manufactured or produced

5.4 (EU) The Consumer Sales Directive, 25 May 1999. O·H
5.5 (FR) Cass civ 1e, 27 April 1976, The unfit curtain. O·H
5.6 (FR) Cass civ 3e, 16 March 1977, Thermal power station. O·H
5.7 (FR) Cass, chambre commerciale, 3 January 1995, Cereal bars. O·H

II.C. Contracts involving the installation of goods

5.8 (EU) The Consumer Sales Directive, 25 May 1999. O·H
5.9 (UK) Queen's Bench Division, 20 November 1969, Philip Head & Sons Ltd v Showfronts Ltd, The unfitted carpet. O

III. What are 'consumer goods'?

5.10 (DE) Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch. O·H
5.11 (UK) Sale of Goods Act 1979, 1979. O·H

III.A. Second-hand goods

5.12 (DE) Schleswig-Holsteinisches Oberlandesgericht (Court of Appeal), 13 December 2005, Horse with faulty heart-valve. O·H
5.13 (DE) Landgericht Oldenburg (District Court), 30 March 2006, Horse with poor legs. O

III.B. Software and other digital content

5.14 (EN) Court of Appeal, 26 July 1996, St Albans City and District Council v International Computers Ltd, No taxation with faulty software?. O·H
5.15 (FR) Cass Comm., 25 November 1997, Floppy disk containing a virus. O·H

IV. Goods must be in conformity with the contract

5.16 (EU) Consumer Sales Directive, 25 May 1999. O·H

IV.A. No 'conformity' requirement in English Law

IV.A.1. Correspondence with description

5.17 (UK) Sale of Goods Act 1979, 1979. O·H

IV.A.2. Quality and fitness for particular purpose

5.18 (UK) Sale of Goods Act 1979, 1979. O·H
5.19 (FR) Code Civil . O·H
5.20 (FR) Cass Civ, 5 May 1993, The frozen tiles. O·H
5.21 (UK) Court of Appeal , 5 November 1986, Range Rover with faults. O
5.22 (SC) Sheriff Court of Glasgow and Strathkelvin, 7 August 1997, Thain v Anniesland Trade Centre, Second-hand car with faulty gearbox. O

IV.B. Lowering expectations

5.23 (DE) OLG Oldenburg (Court of Appeal), 22 September 2003, Kit-car for the road. O

IV.C. Disclosure of faults

5.24 (EU) Consumer Sales Directive, 25 May 1999. O·H
5.25 (UK) Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as amended), 1979. O·H
5.26 (EN) Court of Appeal , 2 April 2004, Bramhill v Edwards, The extra-wide motor-home. O·H

V. Burden of proof

5.27 (EU) Consumer Sales Directive, 25 May 1999. O·H
5.28 (DE) Der Bundesgerichshof (BGH), 29 March 2006, The allergic horse. O·H
5.29 (DE) Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), 2 June 2004, 2 June 2004, Torn engine belt. O·H
5.30 (DE) Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), 22 November 2004, 22 November 2004, Faulty garden pond. O·H
5.31 (FR) Code Civil. O·H

VI. Persons liable

5.32 (FR) Cass Civ 1e, 9 October 1979, Defective Lamborghini. O·H
5.33 (ES) Ley 23/2003 de garantías en la venta de bienes de consumo, 10 July 2003. O·H

VII. Remedies under Directive 99/44/EC

5.34 (EU) Consumer Sales Directive, 25 May 1999. O·H

VII.A. Repair and replacement

4.35 (DE) LG Münster, Urt. v. 07.01.2004, - 2 O 603/02 -, 7 January 2004, The car with never-ending problems.. O·H

VII.A.1. Proportionality as between remedies

5.36 (DE) Oberlandesgericht Braunschweig, 4 February 2003, Car with missing airbags. O
5.37 (DE) Amstgericht Kempen (Court of first instance), 18 August 2003, Faulty GPS.

VII.A.2. Replacement and second-hand goods

5.38 (DE) Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), 7 June 2006, Car with hidden crash damage. O·H

VII.A.3. Allowance for use had of the goods

5.39 (EU) ECJ Case 404/06, 17 April 2008, Quelle AG v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände, The faulty cooker. O·H

VII.A.4. Consumer arranges repair by a third party

5.40 (DE) Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), 23 February 2005, 23 February 2005, Faulty car engine. O·H

VII.B. Price reduction and rescission

5.41 (DE) OLG (Court of Appeal) Düsseldorf, 27 February 2004, Second-hand car with minor faults. O·H

VIII. Further remedies: termination of the contract and claims for damages

5.42 (FR) Code Civil. O·H
5.43 (FR) Code Civil. O·H

VIII.A. Damages

5.44 (DE) Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), 23 February 2005, Faulty car engine. O·H

VIII.B. Termination

5.45 (UK) Sale of Goods Act 1979, 1979. O·H
5.46 (EN) England and Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) , 11 March 2003, Clegg v Olle Andersson (t/a Nordic Marine), Yacht with heavy keel. O·H
5.47 (EN) England and Wales Court of Appeal, 13 January 2004, Jones v Gallagher (trading as Gallery Kitchens and Bathrooms), No match for existing kitchens. O·H

IX. Consumer guarantees

5.48 (EU) Consumer Sales Directive, 25 May 1999. O·H
5.49 (UK) Court of Appeal , 5 November 1986, Rogers v Parish (Scarborough) Ltd, Range Rover with faults. O
5.50 (SC) Scottish Court of Session Decision, 10 October 2006, Lamarra v Capital Bank plc., Another faulty Range Rover. O·H
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