Ġurisprudenza

  • Dettalji tal-Każ
    • ID Nazzjonali: 3/2014
    • Stat Membru: Malta
    • Isem Komuni:Mizzi vs B4 Textiles Company Ltd.
    • Tip ta’ deċiżjoni: Deċiżjoni amministrattiva suġġetta għal appell
    • Data tad-Deċiżjoni: 29/07/2015
    • Qorti: Qorti tal- Appell (Ċivili, inferjuri)
    • Suġġett:
    • Rikorrent: Frankie Mizzi
    • Intimat: B4 Textiles Company Ltd.
    • Kliem Prinċipali: cessation of contract, consumer rights, performance, repair, replacement
  • Artikoli tad-Direttiva
    Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 2, 2., (d) Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 3, 3.
  • Nota Introduttiva
    (1) The fact that goods are considered 'low budget' cannot exclude the reasonable expectation that the consumer has towards the quality and performance which are normal in goods of the same type.
  • Fatti
    The plaintiff bought a bedroom from the defendant company, and not long after delivery various defects started to appear in the furniture. The defendant company tried to repair the furniture but the defects remained and when the defendant company offered to repair them for a second time the plaintiff refused. Thus the plaintiff instituted proceedings in the Consumer Claims Tribunal, asking for a refund of the price paid for the bedroom and the Tribunal found for the plaintiff. The defendant company appealed such decision on the basis that the Tribunal made a wrong interpretation of the merits and that the damages awarded to the plaintiff, amounting to €2415, were disproportionate.
  • Kwistjonijiet legali
    (1) Are low budget products expected to exclude an expectation of quality and performance as required by Article 73(1)(d) of the Consumer Affairs Act, which implements Article 2(2)(d) of Directive 1999/44/EC?
  • Deċiżjoni

    The Court of Appeal confirmed the decision of the Tribunal. Although agreeing that the defendant company gave all the necessary attention to the plaintiff’s complaints, the court argued that the same company failed to fulfil its obligations in line with Article 73(1)(d) of the Consumer Affairs Act (which implements Article 2(2)(d) of Directive 1999/44/EC) to ensure that the goods “show the quality and performance which are normal in goods of the same type and which the consumer can reasonably expect.” It then emphasised that although the goods were deemed to be ‘low budget’ this fact alone cannot exclude the aforementioned reasonable expectation.

    Seeing as the consumer tried to repair the goods, the court found that the plaintiff had no other choice but to seek the remedy of rescission of the contract, being satisfied that the plaintiff exhausted all other remedies in line with Article 76 of the Act, which implements Article 3(5) of Directive 1999/44/EC.

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  • Każijiet Relatati

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  • Letteratura Legali

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  • Riżultat
    The defendant's appeal was rejected and the appealed decision was confirmed by the court.