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Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

consumermeans any natural person who, in contracts covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession;

(2)

tradermeans any natural person or any legal person, irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who is acting, including through any other person acting in his name or on his behalf, for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession in relation to contracts covered by this Directive;

(3)

goodsmeans any tangible movable items, with the exception of items sold by way of execution or otherwise by authority of law; water, gas and electricity shall be considered as goods within the meaning of this Directive where they are put up for sale in a limited volume or a set quantity;

(4)

goods made to the consumer’s specifications’ means non-prefabricated goods made on the basis of an individual choice of or decision by the consumer;

(5)

sales_contractmeans any contract under which the trader transfers or undertakes to transfer the ownership of goods to the consumer and the consumer pays or undertakes to pay the price thereof, including any contract having as its object both goods and services;

(6)

service_contractmeans any contract other than a sales_contract under which the trader supplies or undertakes to supply a service to the consumer and the consumer pays or undertakes to pay the price thereof;

(7)

distance_contractmeans any contract concluded between the trader and the consumer under an organised distance sales or service-provision scheme without the simultaneous physical presence of the trader and the consumer, with the exclusive use of one or more means of distance communication up to and including the time at which the contract is concluded;

(8)

off-premises_contractmeans any contract between the trader and the consumer:

(a)

concluded in the simultaneous physical presence of the trader and the consumer, in a place which is not the business_premises of the trader;

(b)

for which an offer was made by the consumer in the same circumstances as referred to in point (a);

(c)

concluded on the business_premises of the trader or through any means of distance communication immediately after the consumer was personally and individually addressed in a place which is not the business_premises of the trader in the simultaneous physical presence of the trader and the consumer; or

(d)

concluded during an excursion organised by the trader with the aim or effect of promoting and selling goods or services to the consumer;

(9)

business_premisesmeans:

(a)

any immovable retail premises where the trader carries out his activity on a permanent basis; or

(b)

any movable retail premises where the trader carries out his activity on a usual basis;

(10)

durable_mediummeans any instrument which enables the consumer or the trader to store information addressed personally to him in a way accessible for future reference for a period of time adequate for the purposes of the information and which allows the unchanged reproduction of the information stored;

(11)

digital contentmeans data which are produced and supplied in digital form;

(12)

financial_servicemeans any service of a banking, credit, insurance, personal pension, investment or payment nature;

(13)

public_auctionmeans a method of sale where goods or services are offered by the trader to consumers, who attend or are given the possibility to attend the auction in person, through a transparent, competitive bidding procedure run by an auctioneer and where the successful bidder is bound to purchase the goods or services;

(14)

commercial_guaranteemeans any undertaking by the trader or a producer (the guarantor) to the consumer, in addition to his legal obligation relating to the guarantee of conformity, to reimburse the price paid or to replace, repair or service goods in any way if they do not meet the specifications or any other requirements not related to conformity set out in the guarantee statement or in the relevant advertising available at the time of, or before the conclusion of the contract;

(15)

ancillary_contractmeans a contract by which the consumer acquires goods or services related to a distance_contract or an off-premises_contract and where those goods are supplied or those services are provided by the trader or by a third party on the basis of an arrangement between that third party and the trader.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

consumer’ means any natural person who, in contracts covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession;

(2)

trader’ means any natural person or any legal person, irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who is acting, including through any other person acting in his name or on his behalf, for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession in relation to contracts covered by this Directive;

(3)

goods’ means any tangible movable items, with the exception of items sold by way of execution or otherwise by authority of law; water, gas and electricity shall be considered as goods within the meaning of this Directive where they are put up for sale in a limited volume or a set quantity;

(4)

goods made to the consumer’s specifications’ means non-prefabricated goods made on the basis of an individual choice of or decision by the consumer;

(5)

sales_contract’ means any contract under which the trader transfers or undertakes to transfer the ownership of goods to the consumer and the consumer pays or undertakes to pay the price thereof, including any contract having as its object both goods and services;

(6)

service_contract’ means any contract other than a sales_contract under which the trader supplies or undertakes to supply a service to the consumer and the consumer pays or undertakes to pay the price thereof;

(7)

distance_contract’ means any contract concluded between the trader and the consumer under an organised distance sales or service-provision scheme without the simultaneous physical presence of the trader and the consumer, with the exclusive use of one or more means of distance communication up to and including the time at which the contract is concluded;

(8)

off-premises_contract’ means any contract between the trader and the consumer:

(a)

concluded in the simultaneous physical presence of the trader and the consumer, in a place which is not the business_premises of the trader;

(b)

for which an offer was made by the consumer in the same circumstances as referred to in point (a);

(c)

concluded on the business_premises of the trader or through any means of distance communication immediately after the consumer was personally and individually addressed in a place which is not the business_premises of the trader in the simultaneous physical presence of the trader and the consumer; or

(d)

concluded during an excursion organised by the trader with the aim or effect of promoting and selling goods or services to the consumer;

(9)

business_premises’ means:

(a)

any immovable retail premises where the trader carries out his activity on a permanent basis; or

(b)

any movable retail premises where the trader carries out his activity on a usual basis;

(10)

durable_medium’ means any instrument which enables the consumer or the trader to store information addressed personally to him in a way accessible for future reference for a period of time adequate for the purposes of the information and which allows the unchanged reproduction of the information stored;

(11)

digital content’ means data which are produced and supplied in digital form;

(12)

financial_service’ means any service of a banking, credit, insurance, personal pension, investment or payment nature;

(13)

public_auction’ means a method of sale where goods or services are offered by the trader to consumers, who attend or are given the possibility to attend the auction in person, through a transparent, competitive bidding procedure run by an auctioneer and where the successful bidder is bound to purchase the goods or services;

(14)

commercial_guarantee’ means any undertaking by the trader or a producer (the guarantor) to the consumer, in addition to his legal obligation relating to the guarantee of conformity, to reimburse the price paid or to replace, repair or service goods in any way if they do not meet the specifications or any other requirements not related to conformity set out in the guarantee statement or in the relevant advertising available at the time of, or before the conclusion of the contract;

(15)

ancillary_contract’ means a contract by which the consumer acquires goods or services related to a distance_contract or an off-premises_contract and where those goods are supplied or those services are provided by the trader or by a third party on the basis of an arrangement between that third party and the trader.

Article 5

Information requirements for contracts other than distance or off-premises_contracts

1.   Before the consumer is bound by a contract other than a distance or an off-premises_contract, or any corresponding offer, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information in a clear and comprehensible manner, if that information is not already apparent from the context:

(a)

the main characteristics of the goods or services, to the extent appropriate to the medium and to the goods or services;

(b)

the identity of the trader, such as his trading name, the geographical address at which he is established and his telephone number;

(c)

the total price of the goods or services inclusive of taxes, or where the nature of the goods or services is such that the price cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the manner in which the price is to be calculated, as well as, where applicable, all additional freight, delivery or postal charges or, where those charges cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the fact that such additional charges may be payable;

(d)

where applicable, the arrangements for payment, delivery, performance, the time by which the trader undertakes to deliver the goods or to perform the service, and the trader’s complaint handling policy;

(e)

in addition to a reminder of the existence of a legal guarantee of conformity for goods, the existence and the conditions of after-sales services and commercial_guarantees, where applicable;

(f)

the duration of the contract, where applicable, or, if the contract is of indeterminate duration or is to be extended automatically, the conditions for terminating the contract;

(g)

where applicable, the functionality, including applicable technical protection measures, of digital content;

(h)

where applicable, any relevant interoperability of digital content with hardware and software that the trader is aware of or can reasonably be expected to have been aware of.

2.   Paragraph 1 shall also apply to contracts for the supply of water, gas or electricity, where they are not put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity, of district heating or of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium.

3.   Member States shall not be required to apply paragraph 1 to contracts which involve day-to-day transactions and which are performed immediately at the time of their conclusion.

4.   Member States may adopt or maintain additional pre-contractual information requirements for contracts to which this Article applies.

CHAPTER III

CONSUMER INFORMATION AND RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL FOR DISTANCE AND OFF-PREMISES CONTRACTS

Article 6

Information requirements for distance and off-premises_contracts

1.   Before the consumer is bound by a distance or off-premises_contract, or any corresponding offer, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information in a clear and comprehensible manner:

(a)

the main characteristics of the goods or services, to the extent appropriate to the medium and to the goods or services;

(b)

the identity of the trader, such as his trading name;

(c)

the geographical address at which the trader is established and the trader’s telephone number, fax number and e-mail address, where available, to enable the consumer to contact the trader quickly and communicate with him efficiently and, where applicable, the geographical address and identity of the trader on whose behalf he is acting;

(d)

if different from the address provided in accordance with point (c), the geographical address of the place of business of the trader, and, where applicable, that of the trader on whose behalf he is acting, where the consumer can address any complaints;

(e)

the total price of the goods or services inclusive of taxes, or where the nature of the goods or services is such that the price cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the manner in which the price is to be calculated, as well as, where applicable, all additional freight, delivery or postal charges and any other costs or, where those charges cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the fact that such additional charges may be payable. In the case of a contract of indeterminate duration or a contract containing a subscription, the total price shall include the total costs per billing period. Where such contracts are charged at a fixed rate, the total price shall also mean the total monthly costs. Where the total costs cannot be reasonably calculated in advance, the manner in which the price is to be calculated shall be provided;

(f)

the cost of using the means of distance communication for the conclusion of the contract where that cost is calculated other than at the basic rate;

(g)

the arrangements for payment, delivery, performance, the time by which the trader undertakes to deliver the goods or to perform the services and, where applicable, the trader’s complaint handling policy;

(h)

where a right of withdrawal exists, the conditions, time limit and procedures for exercising that right in accordance with Article 11(1), as well as the model withdrawal form set out in Annex I(B);

(i)

where applicable, that the consumer will have to bear the cost of returning the goods in case of withdrawal and, for distance_contracts, if the goods, by their nature, cannot normally be returned by post, the cost of returning the goods;

(j)

that, if the consumer exercises the right of withdrawal after having made a request in accordance with Article 7(3) or Article 8(8), the consumer shall be liable to pay the trader reasonable costs in accordance with Article 14(3);

(k)

where a right of withdrawal is not provided for in accordance with Article 16, the information that the consumer will not benefit from a right of withdrawal or, where applicable, the circumstances under which the consumer loses his right of withdrawal;

(l)

a reminder of the existence of a legal guarantee of conformity for goods;

(m)

where applicable, the existence and the conditions of after sale customer assistance, after-sales services and commercial_guarantees;

(n)

the existence of relevant codes of conduct, as defined in point (f) of Article 2 of Directive 2005/29/EC, and how copies of them can be obtained, where applicable;

(o)

the duration of the contract, where applicable, or, if the contract is of indeterminate duration or is to be extended automatically, the conditions for terminating the contract;

(p)

where applicable, the minimum duration of the consumer’s obligations under the contract;

(q)

where applicable, the existence and the conditions of deposits or other financial guarantees to be paid or provided by the consumer at the request of the trader;

(r)

where applicable, the functionality, including applicable technical protection measures, of digital content;

(s)

where applicable, any relevant interoperability of digital content with hardware and software that the trader is aware of or can reasonably be expected to have been aware of;

(t)

where applicable, the possibility of having recourse to an out-of-court complaint and redress mechanism, to which the trader is subject, and the methods for having access to it.

2.   Paragraph 1 shall also apply to contracts for the supply of water, gas or electricity, where they are not put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity, of district heating or of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium.

3.   In the case of a public_auction, the information referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 may be replaced by the equivalent details for the auctioneer.

4.   The information referred to in points (h), (i) and (j) of paragraph 1 may be provided by means of the model instructions on withdrawal set out in Annex I(A). The trader shall have fulfilled the information requirements laid down in points (h), (i) and (j) of paragraph 1 if he has supplied these instructions to the consumer, correctly filled in.

5.   The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall form an integral part of the distance or off-premises_contract and shall not be altered unless the contracting parties expressly agree otherwise.

6.   If the trader has not complied with the information requirements on additional charges or other costs as referred to in point (e) of paragraph 1, or on the costs of returning the goods as referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1, the consumer shall not bear those charges or costs.

7.   Member States may maintain or introduce in their national law language requirements regarding the contractual information, so as to ensure that such information is easily understood by the consumer.

8.   The information requirements laid down in this Directive are in addition to information requirements contained in Directive 2006/123/EC and Directive 2000/31/EC and do not prevent Member States from imposing additional information requirements in accordance with those Directives.

Without prejudice to the first subparagraph, if a provision of Directive 2006/123/EC or Directive 2000/31/EC on the content and the manner in which the information is to be provided conflicts with a provision of this Directive, the provision of this Directive shall prevail.

9.   As regards compliance with the information requirements laid down in this Chapter, the burden of proof shall be on the trader.

Article 9

Right of withdrawal

1.   Save where the exceptions provided for in Article 16 apply, the consumer shall have a period of 14 days to withdraw from a distance or off-premises_contract, without giving any reason, and without incurring any costs other than those provided for in Article 13(2) and Article 14.

2.   Without prejudice to Article 10, the withdrawal period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall expire after 14 days from:

(a)

in the case of service_contracts, the day of the conclusion of the contract;

(b)

in the case of sales_contracts, the day on which the consumer or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by the consumer acquires physical possession of the goods or:

(i)

in the case of multiple goods ordered by the consumer in one order and delivered separately, the day on which the consumer or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by the consumer acquires physical possession of the last good;

(ii)

in the case of delivery of a good consisting of multiple lots or pieces, the day on which the consumer or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by the consumer acquires physical possession of the last lot or piece;

(iii)

in the case of contracts for regular delivery of goods during defined period of time, the day on which the consumer or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by the consumer acquires physical possession of the first good;

(c)

in the case of contracts for the supply of water, gas or electricity, where they are not put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity, of district heating or of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium, the day of the conclusion of the contract.

3.   The Member States shall not prohibit the contracting parties from performing their contractual obligations during the withdrawal period. Nevertheless, in the case of off-premises_contracts, Member States may maintain existing national legislation prohibiting the trader from collecting the payment from the consumer during the given period after the conclusion of the contract.

Article 14

Obligations of the consumer in the event of withdrawal

1.   Unless the trader has offered to collect the goods himself, the consumer shall send back the goods or hand them over to the trader or to a person authorised by the trader to receive the goods, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which he has communicated his decision to withdraw from the contract to the trader in accordance with Article 11. The deadline shall be met if the consumer sends back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired.

The consumer shall only bear the direct cost of returning the goods unless the trader has agreed to bear them or the trader failed to inform the consumer that the consumer has to bear them.

In the case of off-premises_contracts where the goods have been delivered to the consumer’s home at the time of the conclusion of the contract, the trader shall at his own expense collect the goods if, by their nature, those goods cannot normally be returned by post.

2.   The consumer shall only be liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling of the goods other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods. The consumer shall in any event not be liable for diminished value of the goods where the trader has failed to provide notice of the right of withdrawal in accordance with point (h) of Article 6(1).

3.   Where a consumer exercises the right of withdrawal after having made a request in accordance with Article 7(3) or Article 8(8), the consumer shall pay to the trader an amount which is in proportion to what has been provided until the time the consumer has informed the trader of the exercise of the right of withdrawal, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract. The proportionate amount to be paid by the consumer to the trader shall be calculated on the basis of the total price agreed in the contract. If the total price is excessive, the proportionate amount shall be calculated on the basis of the market value of what has been provided.

4.   The consumer shall bear no cost for:

(a)

the performance of services or the supply of water, gas or electricity, where they are not put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity, or of district heating, in full or in part, during the withdrawal period, where:

(i)

the trader has failed to provide information in accordance with points (h) or (j) of Article 6(1); or

(ii)

the consumer has not expressly requested performance to begin during the withdrawal period in accordance with Article 7(3) and Article 8(8); or

(b)

the supply, in full or in part, of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium where:

(i)

the consumer has not given his prior express consent to the beginning of the performance before the end of the 14-day period referred to in Article 9;

(ii)

the consumer has not acknowledged that he loses his right of withdrawal when giving his consent; or

(iii)

the trader has failed to provide confirmation in accordance with Article 7(2) or Article 8(7).

5.   Except as provided for in Article 13(2) and in this Article, the consumer shall not incur any liability as a consequence of the exercise of the right of withdrawal.

Article 16

Exceptions from the right of withdrawal

Member States shall not provide for the right of withdrawal set out in Articles 9 to 15 in respect of distance and off-premises_contracts as regards the following:

(a)

service_contracts after the service has been fully performed if the performance has begun with the consumer’s prior express consent, and with the acknowledgement that he will lose his right of withdrawal once the contract has been fully performed by the trader;

(b)

the supply of goods or services for which the price is dependent on fluctuations in the financial market which cannot be controlled by the trader and which may occur within the withdrawal period;

(c)

the supply of goods made to the consumer’s specifications or clearly personalised;

(d)

the supply of goods which are liable to deteriorate or expire rapidly;

(e)

the supply of sealed goods which are not suitable for return due to health protection or hygiene reasons and were unsealed after delivery;

(f)

the supply of goods which are, after delivery, according to their nature, inseparably mixed with other items;

(g)

the supply of alcoholic beverages, the price of which has been agreed upon at the time of the conclusion of the sales_contract, the delivery of which can only take place after 30 days and the actual value of which is dependent on fluctuations in the market which cannot be controlled by the trader;

(h)

contracts where the consumer has specifically requested a visit from the trader for the purpose of carrying out urgent repairs or maintenance. If, on the occasion of such visit, the trader provides services in addition to those specifically requested by the consumer or goods other than replacement parts necessarily used in carrying out the maintenance or in making the repairs, the right of withdrawal shall apply to those additional services or goods;

(i)

the supply of sealed audio or sealed video recordings or sealed computer software which were unsealed after delivery;

(j)

the supply of a newspaper, periodical or magazine with the exception of subscription contracts for the supply of such publications;

(k)

contracts concluded at a public_auction;

(l)

the provision of accommodation other than for residential purpose, transport of goods, car rental services, catering or services related to leisure activities if the contract provides for a specific date or period of performance;

(m)

the supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium if the performance has begun with the consumer’s prior express consent and his acknowledgment that he thereby loses his right of withdrawal.

CHAPTER IV

OTHER CONSUMER RIGHTS

Article 17

Scope

1.   Articles 18 and 20 shall apply to sales_contracts. Those Articles shall not apply to contracts for the supply of water, gas or electricity, where they are not put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity, of district heating or the supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium.

2.   Articles 19, 21 and 22 shall apply to sales and service_contracts and to contracts for the supply of water, gas, electricity, district heating or digital content.

Article 27

Inertia selling

The consumer shall be exempted from the obligation to provide any consideration in cases of unsolicited supply of goods, water, gas, electricity, district heating or digital content or unsolicited provision of services, prohibited by Article 5(5) and point 29 of Annex I to Directive 2005/29/EC. In such cases, the absence of a response from the consumer following such an unsolicited supply or provision shall not constitute consent.

Article 30

Reporting by the Commission and review

By 13 December 2016, the Commission shall submit a report on the application of this Directive to the European Parliament and the Council. That report shall include in particular an evaluation of the provisions of this Directive regarding digital content including the right of withdrawal. The report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by legislative proposals to adapt this Directive to developments in the field of consumer rights.

CHAPTER VI

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 35

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 25 October 2011.

For the European Parliament

The President

J. BUZEK

For the Council

The President

M. DOWGIELEWICZ


(1)  OJ C 317, 23.12.2009, p. 54.

(2)  OJ C 200, 25.8.2009, p. 76.

(3)  Position of the European Parliament of 23 June 2011 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 10 October 2011.

(4)  OJ L 372, 31.12.1985, p. 31.

(5)  OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19.

(6)  OJ L 177, 4.7.2008, p. 6.

(7)  OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36.

(8)  OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1.

(9)  OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 45.

(10)  OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22.

(11)  OJ L 124, 8.6.1971, p. 1.

(12)  OJ L 319, 5.12.2007, p. 1.

(13)  OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22.

(14)  OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37.

(15)  OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.

(16)  OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12.

(17)  OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

(18)  OJ L 158, 23.6.1990, p. 59.

(19)  OJ L 33, 3.2.2009, p. 10.

(20)  OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 66.

(21)  OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 16.


ANNEX I

Information concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal

A.   Model instructions on withdrawal

Right of withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.

The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day .

To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us () of your decision to withdraw from this contract by an unequivocal statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may use the attached model withdrawal form, but it is not obligatory.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Effects of withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (with the exception of the supplementary costs resulting from your choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.

Instructions for completion:

Insert one of the following texts between inverted commas:

(a)

in the case of a service_contract or a contract for the supply of water, gas or electricity, where they are not put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity, of district heating or of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium: ‘of the conclusion of the contract.’;

(b)

in the case of a sales_contract: ‘on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the goods.’;

(c)

in the case of a contract relating to multiple goods ordered by the consumer in one order and delivered separately: ‘on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good.’;

(d)

in the case of a contract relating to delivery of a good consisting of multiple lots or pieces: ‘on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last lot or piece.’;

(e)

in the case of a contract for regular delivery of goods during a defined period of time: ‘on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the first good.’.

Insert your name, geographical address and, where available, your telephone number, fax number and e-mail address.

If you give the option to the consumer to electronically fill in and submit information about his withdrawal from the contract on your website, insert the following: ‘You can also electronically fill in and submit the model withdrawal form or any other unequivocal statement on our website [insert Internet address]. If you use this option, we will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable_medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.’.

In the case of sales_contracts in which you have not offered to collect the goods in the event of withdrawal insert the following: ‘We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.’.

If the consumer has received goods in connection with the contract:

(a)

insert:

‘We will collect the goods.’; or,

‘You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us or … [insert the name and geographical address, where applicable, of the person authorised by you to receive the goods], without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired.’

(b)

insert:

‘We will bear the cost of returning the goods.’,

‘You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods.’,

If, in a distance_contract, you do not offer to bear the cost of returning the goods and the goods, by their nature, cannot normally be returned by post: ‘You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods, … EUR [insert the amount].’; or if the cost of returning the goods cannot reasonably be calculated in advance: ‘You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. The cost is estimated at a maximum of approximately … EUR [insert the amount].’; or

If, in an off-premises_contract, the goods, by their nature, cannot normally be returned by post and have been delivered to the consumer’s home at the time of the conclusion of the contract: ‘We will collect the goods at our own expense.’; and,

(c)

insert ‘You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.’

In the case of a contract for the provision of services or the supply of water, gas or electricity, where they are not put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity, or of district heating, insert the following: ‘If you requested to begin the performance of services or the supply of water/gas/electricity/district heating [delete where inapplicable] during the withdrawal period, you shall pay us an amount which is in proportion to what has been provided until you have communicated us your withdrawal from this contract, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract.’.

B.   Model withdrawal form

To [here the trader’s name, geographical address and, where available, his fax number and e-mail address are to be inserted by the trader]:

I/We (1) hereby give notice that I/We (1) withdraw from my/our (1) contract of sale of the following goods (1)/for the provision of the following service (1),

Ordered on (1)/received on (1),

Name of consumer(s),

Address of consumer(s),

Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper),

Date


(1)  Delete as appropriate.


ANNEX II

Correlation table

Directive 85/577/EEC

Directive 97/7/EC

This Directive

Article 1

 

Article 3 read in conjunction with Article 2, points 8 and 9, and Article 16, point (h)

 

Article 1

Article 1 read in conjunction with Article 2, point 7

Article 2

 

Article 2, points 1 and 2

 

Article 2, point 1

Article 2, point 7

 

Article 2, point 2

Article 2, point 1

 

Article 2, point 3

Article 2, point 2

 

Article 2, point 4, first sentence

Article 2, point 7

 

Article 2, point 4, second sentence

 

Article 2, point 5

Article 3(1)

 

Article 3(4)

Article 3(2), point (a)

 

Article 3(3), points (e) and (f)

Article 3(2), point (b)

 

Article 3(3), point (j)

Article 3(2), point (c)

 

Article 3(2), point (d)

 

Article 3(3), point (d)

Article 3(2), point (e)

 

Article 3(3), point (d)

Article 3(3)

 

 

Article 3(1), first indent

Article 3(3), point (d)

 

Article 3(1), second indent

Article 3(3), point (l)

 

Article 3(1), third indent

Article 3(3), point (m)

 

Article 3(1), fourth indent

Article 3(3), points (e) and (f)

 

Article 3(1), fifth indent

Article 6(3) and Article 16, point (k) read in conjunction with Article 2, point 13

 

Article 3(2), first indent

Article 3(3), point (j)

 

Article 3(2), second indent

Article 3(3), point (f) (for rental of accommodation for residential purposes), point (g) (for package travel), point (h) (for timeshare), point (k) (for passenger transport with some exceptions) and Article 16, point (l) (exemption from the right of withdrawal)

Article 4, first sentence

 

Article 6(1), points (b), (c) and (h), and Article 7(1) and (2)

Article 4, second sentence

 

Article 6(1), point a and Article 7(1)

Article 4, third sentence

 

Article 6(1)

Article 4, fourth sentence

 

Article 10

 

Article 4(1), point (a)

Article 6(1), points (b) and (c)

 

Article 4(1), point (b)

Article 6(1), point (a)

 

Article 4(1), point (c)

Article 6(1), point (e)

 

Article 4(1), point (d)

Article 6(1), point (e)

 

Article 4(1), point (e)

Article 6(1), point (g)

 

Article 4(1), point (f)

Article 6(1), point (h)

 

Article 4(1), point (g)

Article 6(1), point (f)

 

Article 4(1), point (h)

 

Article 4(1), point (i)

Article 6(1), points (o) and (p)

 

Article 4(2)

Article 6(1) read in conjunction with Article 8(1), (2) and (4)

 

Article 4(3)

Article 8(5)

 

Article 5(1)

Article 8(7)

 

Article 5(2)

Article 3(3), point m

 

Article 6(1)

Article 9(1) and (2), Article 10, Article 13(2), Article 14

 

Article 6(2)

Article 13 and Article 14(1), second and third subparagraphs

 

Article 6(3), first indent

Article 16, point (a)

 

Article 6(3), second indent

Article 16, point (b)

 

Article 6(3), third indent

Article 16, point (c) and (d)

 

Article 6(3), fourth indent

Article 16, point (i)

 

Article 6(3), fifth indent

Article 16, point (j)

 

Article 6(3), sixth indent

Article 3(3), point (c)

 

Article 6(4)

Article 15

 

Article 7(1)

Article 18(1) (for sales_contracts)

 

Article 7(2)

Article 18(2), (3) and (4)

 

Article 7(3)

 

Article 8

 

Article 9

Article 27

 

Article 10

(but see Article 13 of Directive 2002/58/EC)

 

Article 11(1)

Article 23(1)

 

Article 11(2)

Article 23(2)

 

Article 11(3), point (a)

Article 6(9) for the burden of proof concerning pre-contractual information; for the rest: –

 

Article 11(3), point (b)

Article 24(1)

 

Article 11(4)

 

Article 12(1)

Article 25

 

Article 12(2)

 

Article 13

Article 3(2)

 

Article 14

Article 4

 

Article 15(1)

Article 28(1)

 

Article 15(2)

Article 28(1)

 

Article 15(3)

Article 28(1)

 

Article 15(4)

Article 30

 

Article 16

Article 26

 

Article 17

 

Article 18

Article 34

 

Article 19

Article 35

Article 5(1)

 

Articles 9 and 11

Article 5(2)

 

Article 12

Article 6

 

Article 25

Article 7

 

Articles 13, 14 and 15

Article 8

 

Article 4


Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (the Regulation on consumer protection cooperation) (1)

To be construed as a reference to

Paragraphs 2 and 11

This Directive


(1)  OJ L 364, 9.12.2004, p. 1.


whereas









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