Rechtsprechung

  • Rechtssachenbeschreibung
    • Nationale Kennung: Supreme Court, Judgement 6 Ob 36/20t
    • Mitgliedstaat: Österreich
    • Gebräuchliche Bezeichnung:N/A
    • Art des Beschlusses: Beschluss des Obersten Gerichts
    • Beschlussdatum: 20/05/2020
    • Gericht: Supreme Court
    • Betreff:
    • Kläger:
    • Beklagter:
    • Schlagworte: distance contracting, distance selling, B2C
  • Artikel der Richtlinie
    Consumer Rights Directive, Chapter 1, Article 2, (7) Consumer Rights Directive, Chapter 3, Article 6, 4. Consumer Rights Directive, Chapter 3, Article 9
  • Leitsatz

    ECLI:AT:OGH0002:2020:0060OB00036.20T.0520.000


    Whether the performance of the contract takes place through personal contact of the parties (self-collection; delivery by seller) is irrelevant for the existence of a "distribution system organised for distance selling" within the meaning of § 3 no. 2 FAGG because the risk potential of distance selling no longer exists after the conclusion of the contract. The consumer is not liable under any circumstances for a reduction in the value of the goods following a withdrawal from a distance selling transaction if he was not informed under § 4 (1) no. 8 FAGG by the seller of his right of withdrawal,pursuant to § 15 (4) sentence 2 FAGG. Here: no usage fee is applied for 22,000 kilometres driven when returning a bought car.

  • Sachverhalt

    The plaintiff purchased a used car via e-mail, which he had previously seen on the dealer's homepage, by transmitting the purchase contract sent and signed by the defendant seller. The website is designed in such a way that there is a separate section for "used cars", with telephone numbers, a fax number, and the seller’s e-mail address listed under the respective advertisements. In addition to this section on its own website, the defendant's advertisement sections are also placed on other websites specialising in car sales. There, too, the price and vehicle description of the respective cars are visible. During telephone conversations, the seller had explained to the customer that withdrawal was no longer possible after the contract had been signed. The seller did not inform the customer about the right to withdraw from the contract according to the FAGG. After about 11 months, the consumer rescinded the contract under the FAGG and demanded the full purchase price.

  • Rechtsfrage

    On the one hand, it was questionable whether a distance contract had been concluded at all and, on the other hand, whether the consumer had to pay compensation for lost value or a usage fee if he withdrew from the contract under the FAGG but had used the goods (in this case a car) beforehand.

  • Entscheidung

    The prerequisite for a distance contract is, among other things, the existence of a distribution or service system organised for distance sales (§ 3 no. 2 FAGG). The decisive factor is whether the seller has organised the distribution, at least for regular sales through distance selling. Whether the performance of the contract takes place through personal contact of the parties (self-collection; delivery by seller) is irrelevant for the existence of a "distribution system organised for distance selling" within the meaning of § 3 no. 2 FAGG because the risk potential of distance selling no longer exists after the conclusion of the contract.

    Therefore, a contract concluded at a distance is given here. The consumer is not liable for a loss of value of the goods if he was not informed by the seller about his right of withdrawal (§ 15 (4) sentence 2 FAGG). This provision, as well as § 11 (1) FAGG, which grants the right of withdrawal, and § 12 (1) FAGG, which provides that the withdrawal period is extended by twelve months under the aforementioned conditions, are in conformity with EU law.

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  • Ergebnis

    The Supreme Court thus followed the decisions of the lower courts.