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Two new directives are trying to shape Europe's warranty rules. Member States must apply the Digital Content Directive ("DCD") and the Sale of Goods Directive ("SGD") from 1 January 2022.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
What do you eat? Where do you buy it? Where is it from? How much do you throw away? Think for a moment on these questions and then take a second to feel the following words: sustainable, ecological, regional, national, traditional, natural.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Companies today are under more and more under pressure to not only improve their environmental performance but also let the world know about it.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
In recent months, we have seen several regulatory initiatives impacting the Czech online business environment. There is a lot to unpack, which is why we have prepared a series...
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Until now, consumers could easily take out microloans for online purchases in instalments via providers such as Klarna and PayPal without credit checks.
OBLIN Attorneys at Law LLP
On 1 January 2022, new warranty provisions will apply in Austria. This article explains the main changes and examines what impact the changes will have on day-to-day practice.
OBLIN Attorneys at Law LLP
On 24 November 2020, the European Parliament adopted the Directive on representative actions for the protection of collective interests of consumers, which became a decisive step of the European Union (EU) towards building collective redress mechanism in all 27 EU Member States.
Dorda Rechtsanwälte GmbH
2022 bringt mit dem Gewährleistungsrichtlinien-Umsetzungsgesetz (GRUG) ein erhebliches Update für das Gewährleistungsrecht.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Kürzlich stellte der EuGH fest, dass innerstaatliche Verpflichtungen zur Ursprungskennzeichnung von Lebensmitteln nur unter strengen Voraussetzungen möglich sind.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Specifically, instead of returning the entrance or participation fees, organisers may temporarily issue vouchers, which may be redeemed for other events set up by the same organiser.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Am 6.5.2020 ist mit dem „KuKuSpoSiG" ein weiteres Gesetz im Zusammenhang mit der COVID-19-Pandemie in Kraft getreten.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
One of the main obligations of providers of ecommerce solutions (e.g. web shops, platforms, etc.) is to provide customers with comprehensive and complete information.
European Union
KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH
Austrian law has not historically provided for class actions. However, as a result of a directive of the EU – Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions...
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
On 28 April 2023 the European Commission ("Commission") put forth a proposal (Link) to revise Directive (EU) 2015/2366 (Payment Services Directive, "PSD2"), which was adopted...
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
In December 2019, the European Commission proclaimed the ambitious goal of making Europe the world's first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, ...
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
EU Member States were due to transpose the Directive by 25 December 2022.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Recently the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that national obligations regarding the country of origin labelling of food products are acceptable only subject to strict prerequisites.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
The fast-paced changes brought about by digital technologies continuously challenge the slow-moving legal framework of the European Union.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
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In the future it will be necessary to take several matters into account when determining the warranty period.
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