Rechtsprechung

  • Rechtssachenbeschreibung
    • Nationale Kennung: Higher Regional Court, Vienna, Judgment 4 R 52/17x
    • Mitgliedstaat: Österreich
    • Gebräuchliche Bezeichnung:N/A
    • Art des Beschlusses: Gerichtsbeschluss im Rechtsmittelverfahren
    • Beschlussdatum: 28/09/2017
    • Gericht: Higher Regional Court, Vienna
    • Betreff:
    • Kläger:
    • Beklagter:
    • Schlagworte: Electronic commerce, Electronic commerce / Internet, Electronic contracting, Obligation to inform, right of withdrawal.
  • Artikel der Richtlinie
    Consumer Rights Directive, Chapter 3, Article 9 Consumer Rights Directive, Chapter 3, Article 16 Consumer Rights Directive, Chapter 3, Article 16
  • Leitsatz

    The right of withdrawal according to article 11 FAGG also applies if an existing contractual relationship is to be changed or extended by way of a distance contract.

  • Sachverhalt

    Collective action proceedings according to articles 28, 28a KSchG and article 14 UWG against an online dating portal: On the defendant's homepage, a 14-day trial subscription for € 1 was advertised. Only at the last step, i.e. before the conclusion of the contract, did the small print indicate that the trial membership would automatically be converted into a six-month premium membership of € 89.90 per month if it was not cancelled in due time and form.

  • Rechtsfrage

    The defendant links a short-running (14-day), almost free "trial contract" to a long-running (six-month) cost-intensive follow-up contract via the lack of timely and form-bound cancellation notice. Accordingly, a distinction must be made between two contracts.

    The right of withdrawal pursuant to Section 11 (1) FAGG and the question of its elimination pursuant to Section 18 FAGG shall be assessed separately for each of these two contracts. First, the Court deemed irrelevant whether such a dating agency is about services or the delivery of digital content. In addition, it also found irrelevant whether the defendant has fulfilled the conditions for the waiver of the right of withdrawal under one of these provisions through its website or other contractual provisions. Even if one wanted to affirm this, only the initial "trial contract" would be affected.

    The following standard, long-running contract not only lacks the express wish of the consumer or his express consent, but also fails to inform the consumer of the loss of the right of withdrawal since the service or delivery is to start before the expiry of the withdrawal period.

  • Entscheidung
  • Verbundene Rechtssachen

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  • Rechtsliteratur

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  • Ergebnis

    The wording of point 6 of the General Terms and Conditions presented by the appellant at the meeting cannot be modified. Incomplete information in this item is considered an illegal clause in relation to the transparency requirement of Article 6(3) of the Austrian Consumer Protection Act.