Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees
- No longer in force
- CELEX number: 31999L0044
- Official Journal: JOL_1999_171_R_0012_009
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 1996/0161(COD), 1996/0161/COD
- Languages:
- bg
- cs
- da
- de
- el
- en
- et
- fi
- fr
- hr
- hu
- it
- lv
- lt
- mt
- nl
- pl
- pt
- ro
- sk
- sl
- es
- sv
Dates
Date of document: - May 25, 1999
- July 7, 1999
- July 7, 1999
- Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 13
- January 1, 2002
- At the latest See Art 11.1
- December 31, 2021
- Repealed by 32019L0771
Modified by
Modified by:
- Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance - detail
Modifies
Affected by case
- Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 July 2017. Christian Ferenschild v JPC Motor SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the cour d'appel de Mons. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees — Directive 1999/44/EC — Article 5(1) — Period of liability of the seller — Limitation period — Second subparagraph of Article 7(1) — Second-hand goods — Contractual reduction of the seller’s liability. Case C-133/16.
- A07P1L2
- A05P1
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 June 2011. Gebr. Weber GmbH v Jürgen Wittmer (C-65/09) and Ingrid Putz v Medianess Electronics GmbH (C-87/09). References for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof (C-65/09) and Amtsgericht Schorndorf (C-87/09) - Germany. Consumer protection - Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees - Directive 1999/44/EC - Article 3(2) and (3) - Replacement of defective goods as the only remedy - Defective goods already installed by the consumer - Obligation on the seller to remove the defective goods and install the replacement goods - Absolute lack of proportionality - Consequences. Joined cases C-65/09 and C-87/09.
- A03P2
- A03P3
- Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 November 2016. Sabrina Wathelet v Garage Bietheres & Fils SPRL. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Liège. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 1999/44/EC — Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees — Scope — Concept of ‘seller’ — Intermediary — Exceptional circumstances. Case C-149/15.
- A01P2LC
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 3 October 2013. Soledad Duarte Hueros v Autociba SA and Automóviles Citroën España SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia nº 2 de Badajoz. Directive 1999/44/EC — Rights of the consumer in the event of lack of conformity in a product — Minor nature of that lack of conformity — Rescission of the contract not possible — Powers of the national courts. Case C‑32/12.
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 July 2022. IR v Volkswagen AG. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Eisenstadt. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 – Approval of motor vehicles – Article 3(10) – Article 5(1) and (2) – Defeat device – Motor vehicles – Diesel engines – Pollutant emissions – Emission control system – Software installed in the electronic engine controller – Exhaust gas recirculation valve (‘EGR valve’) – Reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions limited by a ‘temperature window’ – Prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems – Article 5(2)(a) – Exception to that prohibition – Directive 1999/44/EC – Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees – Article 3(2) – Device installed during the repair of a vehicle. Case C-134/20.
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 April 2008. Quelle AG v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof - Germany. Consumer protection - Directive 1999/44/EC - Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees - Right of the seller, where goods not in conformity are replaced, to require the consumer to pay compensation for the use of those goods - No charge for the use of the goods not in conformity. Case C-404/06.
- A03
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 July 2022. DS v Porsche Inter Auto GmbH & Co KG and Volkswagen AG. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 – Approval of motor vehicles – Article 5(2) – Defeat device – Motor vehicles – Diesel engines – Emission control system – Software installed in the electronic engine controller – Exhaust gas recirculation valve (‘EGR valve’) – Reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions limited by a ‘temperature window’ – Prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems – Article 5(2)(a) – Exception to that prohibition – Consumer protection – Directive 1999/44/EC – Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees – Article 2(2)(d) – Concept of ‘goods which show the quality and performance which are normal in goods of the same type and which the consumer can reasonably expect, given the nature of the goods’ – Vehicle covered by an EC type-approval – Article 3(6) – Concept of a ‘minor lack of conformity’. Case C-145/20.
- A02P2LD
- A03P6
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 4 June 2015. 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. Case C-497/13.
- A05P3
- A05P2
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 5 May 2022. absoluts-bikes and more- GmbH & Co. KG v the-trading-company GmbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 2011/83/EU – Article 6(1)(m) – Distance contract between a consumer and a trader – Obligation of the trader to inform the consumer of the existence and the conditions of a manufacturer’s commercial guarantee – Conditions under which such an obligation arises – Content of the information to be provided to the consumer about the manufacturer’s commercial guarantee – Impact of Article 6(2) of Directive 1999/44/EC. Case C-179/21.
- A06P2T2
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 23 May 2019. Christian Fülla v Toolport GmbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Norderstedt. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 1999/44/EC — Lack of conformity of the goods delivered — Article 3 — Right of the consumer to repair or replacement of the goods free of charge, within a reasonable time and without any significant inconvenience — Determination of where the consumer must make goods acquired under a distance contract available to the seller to be brought into conformity — Concept of bringing the goods into conformity ‘free of charge’ — Right of the consumer to rescind the contract. Case C-52/18.
- A03P4
- A03P3
- A03P2
- A03P5T2
- Case C-404/06: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 April 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Quelle AG v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände (Consumer protection — Directive 1999/44/EC — Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees — Right of the seller, where goods not in conformity are replaced, to require the consumer to pay compensation for the use of those goods — No charge for the use of the goods not in conformity)
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- Case C-466/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Linz (Austria) lodged on 17 July 2018 — DS v Porsche Inter Auto GmbH & Co KG
- article 3 paragraph 2
- article 6 paragraph 3
- Case C-247/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Hannover (Germany) lodged on 29 April 2016 — Heike Schottelius v Falk Seifert
- article 3 paragraph 5 TIRE 2
- Case C-244/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Handelsgericht Wien (Austria) lodged on 21 March 2019 — GB v Decker KFZ-Handels u. -Reparatur GmbH, Volkswagen AG
- article 6 paragraph 3
- article 3 paragraph 2
- Case C-145/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 24 March 2020 — DS v Porsche Inter Auto GmbH & Co KG and Volkswagen AG
- article 2 paragraph 2 point (d)
- article 3 paragraph 6
- Case C-179/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 23 March 2021 — absoluts-bikes and more- GmbH & Co. KG v the-trading-company GmbH
- article 6 paragraph 2
- Case C-134/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Eisenstadt (Austria) lodged on 11 March 2020 — IR v Volkswagen AG
- article 3 paragraph 2
- Case C-133/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Mons (Belgium) lodged on 4 March 2016 — Christian Ferenschild v JPC Motor SA
- article 5 paragraph 1
- article 7 paragraph 1 L 2
- Case C-52/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Norderstedt (Germany) lodged on 29 January 2018 — Christian Fülla v Toolport GmbH
- article 3 paragraph 5 indent 2
- article 3 paragraph 3 L 1
- article 3 paragraph 4
- article 3 paragraph 3 L 3
Legal basis
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title VI: Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3: Approximation of laws Article 95 Article 100a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
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- Consumer goods
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