Case law

  • Case Details
    • National ID: Court decision number 7549/2013
    • Member State: Greece
    • Common Name:link
    • Decision type: Court decision in appeal
    • Decision date: 23/12/2013
    • Court: Court of appeal of Athens
    • Subject:
    • Plaintiff: Unknown
    • Defendant: Unknown
    • Keywords: guarantee, product, replacement, supplier, trader
  • Directive Articles
    Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 2, 1. Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 2, 2. Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 2, 2., (d) Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 2, 3. Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 3, 1. Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 3, 2. Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 3, 5. Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 3, 5., - Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 8, 1.
  • Headnote
    Τhe responsibility of the seller for actual defects or lack of the agreed properties is subject to the application of the provisions of the Greek Civil Code with regards to defective goods. The reference to these provisions of the Civil Code makes sense, If the buyer has bought the good from a third intermediate trader and not the supplier itself, the supplier is liable if he has provided a guarantee to the consumer for the good sold. If a purchase contract was concluded directly between the buyer and the supplier, the buyer would have anyway the rights granted by the Civil Code, even if no guarantee was provided by the supplier (that would derive directly from the purchase agreement).
  • Facts
    The defendant had bought from a trader roof tiles that were manufactured at the plaintiff’s factory. The tiles soon presented defects due to the bad weather conditions. An expert was called to check the tiles and he found that the roof tiles were missing the appropriate ISO standard; therefore they presented manufacturing defects. The plaintiff acknowledged the fact that the tiles were defective and replaced them. However, the new tiles that were placed on the roof were not of the same color or type as the already existing tiles, while the same defects appeared on the new tiles when bad weather conditions occurred again. The defendant requested once more from the plaintiff to proceed to the replacement of the defective tiles, but the plaintiff did not respond to his request. The defendant filed a claim before the court of First Instance of Athens, which by its decision no. 4116/2011 accepted partially the defendant’s claim. Following this, the plaintiff appealed the aforementioned decision.
  • Legal issue
    The court ruled that the defendant is not contractually linked to the plaintiff. Still a guarantee from the plaintiff had been given to the defendant / consumer by the third trader with whom the defendant contracted and therefore, the plaintiff is liable towards the defendant for the defects of the good.
  • Decision

    Does the buyer have any rights against the supplier if the supplier has given a guarantee for the product, although the purchase contract has been concluded with a third intermediate trader?

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  • Result
    The court dismissed the plaintiff’s appeal.