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
Chapter 1: Conditions of warranty
I: Purchaser
A: Action for rescission
Section 2: Debtor of the warranty
Section 3: Time-limit for action
Section 4: Warranty disclaimers
Section 5: International sales
Title 3: Product safety
617. Purpose of the action
1 minute de lecture
The purchaser of a thing affected by a defect does not necessarily want to get rid of it, especially when the use of the thing is not prevented, but only diminished. Thus, Article 1644 of the Civil Code allows the buyer to choose between an action for rescission which involves the cancellation of the contract of sale, and the action for a reduction of the price, which entails the retention of the …
