French Consumer Law
Auteurs : Louis Vogel, Joseph Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
Introduction
Part 1: Advertising and sales promotion
Part 2: Sale
Title 1: Product conformity
Section 1: Contract of sale
Section 2: Pre-existence of defect
Section 3: Non-apparent nature of defect
II: Defect affecting the use of the thing
III: Proof
Chapter 2: Implementation of the warranty
Title 3: Product safety
593. Concept
1 minute de lecture
Only defects inherent in the thing may be called latent defects within the meaning of Article 1641 of the Civil Code. Although the defect of the thing can be traced back to an intervention following its factory exit, it is often caused, according to case law, by a manufacturing or structural defect or by abnormal wear and tear.
1) Manufacturing or structural defect
The classification of structural …
