DIRECTIVE (EU) 2024/2853 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 23 October 2024
on liability for defective products and repealing Council Directive 85/374/EEC
(Text with EEA relevance)
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter and objective
Article 2
Scope
Article 3
Level of harmonisation
Article 4
Definitions
CHAPTER II
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
Article 5
Right to compensation
Article 6
Damage
Article 7
Defectiveness
Article 8
Economic operators liable for defective products
Article 9
Disclosure of evidence
Article 10
Burden of proof
Article 11
Exemption from liability
CHAPTER III
GENERAL PROVISIONS ON LIABILITY
Article 12
Liability of multiple economic operators
Article 13
Reduction of liability
Article 14
Right of recourse
Article 15
Exclusion or limitation of liability
Article 16
Limitation period
Article 17
Expiry period
CHAPTER IV
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 18
Derogation from development risk defence
Article 19
Transparency
Article 20
Evaluation
Article 21
Repeal and transitional provision
Article 22
Transposition
Article 23
Entry into force
Article 24
Addressees
ANNEX
Directive 85/374/EEC |
This Directive |
Article 1 |
Article 1 |
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Article 2(2) |
— |
Article 3 |
Article 2 |
Article 4, point (1) |
— |
Article 4, points (2) to (9), (11) and (13) to (18) |
Article 3(1) |
Article 4, point (10), and Article 8(1), first subparagraph, points (a) and (b) |
Article 3(2) |
Article 4, point (12), and Article 8(1), first subparagraph, point (c)(i) |
— |
Article 5 |
Article 3(3) |
Article 8(3) |
— |
Article 8(1), first subparagraph, point (c)(ii) and (iii), and second subparagraph, and (2), (4) and (5) |
— |
Article 9 |
Article 4 |
Article 10(1) |
— |
Article 10(2) to (5) |
Article 5 |
Article 12(1) |
— |
Article 12(2) |
Article 6 |
Article 7 |
Article 7 |
Article 11 |
Article 8 |
Article 13 |
— |
Article 14 |
Article 9, first paragraph, point (a) |
Article 6(1), point (a) |
Article 9, first paragraph, point (b) |
Article 6(1), point (b) |
— |
Article 6(1), point (c) |
— |
Article 6(2) |
Article 9, second paragraph |
Article 6(3) |
Article 10 |
Article 16 |
Article 11 |
Article 17(1) |
— |
Article 17(2) |
Article 12 |
Article 15 |
— |
Article 19 |
Article 13 |
Article 2(5), points (b) and (c) |
— |
Article 2(5), point (a) |
Article 14 |
Article 2(3) |
— |
Article 18(1) |
Article 15(1), point (b) |
Article 18(2) |
Article 15(2) and (3) |
Article 18(3), (4) and (5) |
Article 16 |
— |
Article 17 |
Article 2(1) |
— |
Article 20 |
— |
Article 21 |
Article 18 |
— |
Article 19 |
Article 22(1) |
Article 20 |
Article 22(2) |
Article 21 |
Article 20 |
— |
Article 23 |
Article 22 |
Article 24 |