Consumer goods guarantees in the DCFR

Twigg-Flesner, Christian

Abstract

This article examines the provisions on consumer guarantees as contained in the Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR). It will be argued that while some of these provisions may seem sensible at first sight, there appears to be no clear justification for their adoption. Drawing on the wider literature on the function of consumer guarantees, it will be suggested that the DCFR provisions have failed to take into account relevant empirical findings and that some of these provisions cannot be supported on the basis of this literature. The limited influence of the DCFR provisions on consumer guarantees on the Acquis review is noted.

Citation

Twigg-Flesner, C. (2009). Consumer goods guarantees in the DCFR. European review of private law = Revue européenne de droit privé = Europäische Zeitschrift für Privatrecht, 17(4), 641-657

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2009
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Journal: European review of private law
• Print ISSN: 0928-9801
• Publisher: Kluwer Law International
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 641-657
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/464486
• Publisher URL: http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/abstract.php?area=Journals&id=ERPL2009042
• Additional Information: Copy of article first published in: European review of private law, 2009, v.17, issue 4