Case law

  • Case Details
    • National ID: Case 15/12327
    • Member State: Denmark
    • Common Name:The Consumer Ombudsman's decision in case 15/12327
    • Decision type: Administrative decision, first degree
    • Decision date: 14/04/2016
    • Court: The Consumer Ombudsman
    • Subject:
    • Plaintiff: Unknown
    • Defendant: Unknown
    • Keywords: consumer, information requirements, language, terms & conditions
  • Directive Articles
    Consumer Rights Directive, Chapter 3, Article 6, 1. Consumer Rights Directive, Chapter 3, Article 6, 7.
  • Headnote
    Companies that market their products in Danish must provide all information required by the law in Danish. However, if the products are marketed entirely in English, it is possible to fulfill the duty to inform by providing the required information in English.
  • Facts
    A company wanted to open a web shop in Denmark. Therefore, the company wanted to know whether companies were required to provide information required by the Danish Consumer Contracts Act Section 8(1) in Danish, including the terms and conditions, when all marketing material and the web shop itself were in English.
  • Legal issue
    The Consumer Ombudsman stated that the consumer would expect the contract to be in Danish when the marketing material was in Danish. Nevertheless, if the homepage and all marketing material were in English, it would be in accordance with the Danish Consumer Contracts Act to provide the required information in English.
  • Decision
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  • Result
    The Company could provide information in English.