Advocate for the recognition of 'external contributions' and genuine protection of victims, in connection with the question referred for a preliminary ruling on the Directive on the liability of defective products

Margarita/AdobeStock In this article, the authors propose the introduction of external contributions before the Court of Justice of the European Union and, in the latter's refusal to accept the proposed "external contribution", they share their analysis of the defective products directive. 1. On 7 May 2024, the Court of Appeal of Rouen referred three questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for a preliminary ruling1 on the …