Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 10/05/2023

Subject: According to the Court, the consumer’s right to withdraw from a distance contract is guaranteed only once in respect of a contract for the performance of services which provides for an initial free period for the consumer after which – unless the consumer terminates or withdraws from that contract during that period – payment is required for a period that is automatically extended – unless that contract is terminated – for a fixed term, provided that, when concluding that contract, the consumer has been informed in a clear, comprehensible and explicit manner by that trader that, after that initial free period, payment will be required for that performance of services

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 38 Consumer protection

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