Съдебна практика

  • Данни за случая
    • Национален идентификатор: Supreme Administrative Court, Judgment 13622/18, VII d.
    • Държава-членка: България
    • Общоприето наименование:N/A
    • Вид решение: Решение на върховния съд
    • Дата на решението: 07/11/2018
    • Съд: Supreme Administrative Court
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    • Ключови думи: material information, misleading actions, misleading commercial practices
  • Членове от директивата
    Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 1.
  • Уводна бележка

    Relative for misleading commercial practice is the objective fact of misleading information, not the trader’s motives and subjective attitude towards the practice.

    The composition of the violation under article 68e(1) of Law on Consumer Protection does not contain a subjective element. The trader’s subjective attitude towards the misleading practice is irrelevant.

  • Факти

    The plaintiff is a retailer of electrical appliances. In its brochure, the plaintiff advertises a LG 49UH664V, 49/109/124cm /4K ULTRA HD LED TV with a built-in wireless card and SMART TV. A promotional price of 999.00 BGN has been announced in the brochure, and the “Technomarket” store has it available for the price of 1199.00 BGN.

    The Consumer Protection Commission issued an order establishing that the plaintiff used unfair commercial practice because, through its brochure, it misleads consumers about the real price of the TV.

    The plaintiff appealed this order before Sofia Administrative Court but the Court rejected the appeal as ungrounded. As a final resort, the plaintiff appealed the First Instance Court’s judgment before the Supreme Administrative Court.

  • Правен въпрос

    The Consumer Protection Commission issued an order establishing that the plaintiff used unfair commercial practice because, through its brochure, it misleads consumers about the real price of the TV.

  • Решение

    The Supreme Administrative Court held that:

    The incorrectly announced price in the brochure is likely to mislead the average consumer, which is enough to assume that the plaintiff is using unfair commercial practices. The Court dismissed the claim of the plaintiff that the composition of misleading commercial practice was not fulfilled as unfounded, because the information included in the brochure was the result of a typographical error and did not constitute intentional behavior from the trader. The composition of the violation under article 68e (1) of Law on Consumer Protection does not contain a subjective element. The trader’s subjective attitude towards the misleading practice is irrelevant. Relative for misleading commercial practice is the objective fact of misleading information, not the trader’s motives and subjective attitude towards the practice.

    In this case, the stated price is considered reliable by the consumer. The price is one of the key features of a product, which plays a role in making a purchasing decision.

    A promotion through the advertising brochure influences the commercial decision of the users, encouraging them to visit a store of the particular company from which to buy the desired promotional merchandise that they would otherwise not purchase.

    Noting at the end of the brochure that there are possible typographical errors does not relieve the trader from responsibility. It means that, after such notifications, the trader is able to provide contradictory and misleading information about the products it offers, which is inconsistent with the objective of the law, which is to ensure the protection of consumers fundamental rights.

    URL: http://www.sac.government.bg/court22.nsf/d038edcf49190344c2256b7600367606/c0ba1ce760aed712c225833c003c2aa5?OpenDocument

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  • Свързани случаи

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  • Правна литература

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  • Резултат

    The Court upheld the First Instance Court’s judgement that rejected the plaintiff’s appeal.