2 Amendments of Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ related to 2015/0288(COD)
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In order to increase legal certainty for sellers and overall consumer confidence in cross-border purchases it is necessary to harmonise the period during which the seller is held liable for any lack of conformity which exists at the time when the consumer acquires the physical possession of goods. As the lifespan of the goods varies significantly, the period during which the seller is held liable and the consumer is entitled to exercise remedies should therefore vary accordingly. Considering that the large majority of Member States have foreseen a two-year period when implementing Directive 1999/44 and in practice this is considered by market participants as a reasonable period, this period should be maintainednot be shorter than two years.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The consumer shall be entitled to a remedy for the lack of conformity with the contract of the goods where the lack of conformity becomes apparent within two years as from the relevant time for establishing conformity. If, under national legislation, the rights laid down in Article 9 are subject to a limitation period, that period shall not be shorter than two years from the relevant time for establishing conformity with the contract. Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, if the lack of conformity with the contract becomes apparent after two years from the relevant time for establishing conformity, the consumer shall be entitled to exercise the right to a remedy within one year from the time when the consumer becomes aware of the lack of conformity.