Auf dem falschen Gleis : Der EuGH zur BahnCard

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Wilke, Felix M.:
Auf dem falschen Gleis : Der EuGH zur BahnCard.
In: GPR : Zeitschrift für das Privatrecht der Europäischen Union. (2020) Issue 5 . - pp. 250-254.
ISSN 2193-9519

Abstract in another language

The ECJ’s decision in case C-583/18, VBZ Berlin ./. DB Vertrieb, concerns certain distance contracts (about the German “BahnCard") which give the customer a discount for future passenger transport service contracts. The CJEU held that such contracts are service contracts within the meaning of Art. 2
No. 6 of the Consumer Rights Directive, albeit with the rather curt explanation that they are not sales contracts. It further decided that the exception for passenger transport services (Art. 3 (3)(k) of the Directive) does not apply to such contracts, so that consumers generally have a right of withdrawal. While the Court’s reasoning cannot be praised and an opinion by the Advocate General is sorely missed, the result is correct.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	No
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Law > Chair Civil Law IV - Civil Law, International Private Law and Comparative Law
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	300 Social sciences > 340 Law
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2020 09:38
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2020 09:38
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/58498