Consumer Protection: ECJ Strengthens Consumers in Energy Price Increases
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For years too much paid for heat? According to the highest EU court, claims due to ineffective price changes cannot simply lapse after three years. It thus opposes the BGH.
On Thursday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that a consumer can claim the refund of amounts charged by an abusive clause even if it has been more than three years since they were applied, considering that it is contrary to Community law that the length of that period allows to maintain charges arising from a condition declared invalid. The ruling has its origin in a district heating contract signed in Germany in 2012 bet…
Noticias de Navarra
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled on Thursday that a consumer can claim the refund of amounts collected under an abusive clause even if it has been more than three years since they were applied.
On Thursday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that a consumer could claim the refund of amounts charged by an abusive clause even if it had been more than three years since they had been applied, considering that it was contrary to Community law that the time limit allowed for the retention of charges arising from a condition declared invalid.
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