{"id":18521,"date":"2024-08-22T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/?p=18521"},"modified":"2025-01-30T09:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T08:21:32","slug":"short-commentary-on-the-consumer-warranty-act-vgg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/short-commentary-on-the-consumer-warranty-act-vgg\/","title":{"rendered":"Short commentary on the Consumer Warranty Act (VGG)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the implementation of the Digital Content Directive and the Sale of Goods Directive, the Consumer Warranty Act (VGG) was introduced in Austria and provisions of the Austrian Civil Code (ABGB) and Consumer Protection Act (KSchG) were amended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our expert in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/r\/commercial-corporate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corporate and commercial law<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/r\/mergers-acquisitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M&amp;A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/team\/julia-goth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Julia Goth<\/a>, is publishing the short commentary on the Consumer Warranty Act (VGG) with contributions from four Haslinger \/ Nagele colleagues \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/team\/julius-ecker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Julius Ecker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/team\/alexander-mueller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alexander M\u00fcller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/team\/michael-haiboeck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michale Haib\u00f6ck<\/a>, Lukas Grabmair, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/team\/patrick-bohn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrick Bohn<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/team\/roman-buechel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Roman B\u00fcchel<\/a>. This concise commentary provides an overview of the provisions of the VGG and their application. The authors, who work as Attorneys-at-Law, in the judiciary, in academia \u2013 including a former Associate from Haslinger \/ Nagele \u2013 and as corporate lawyers in the private sector, have contributed their experience to familiarize users with the provisions of the VGG, incorporating practical examples where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the commentary provides an overview of the literature published to date on the VGG, allowing readers to comprehend the legal provisions in conjunction with EU law considerations and Austrian scholarly opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ff19e26b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div 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wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"13458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GothJulia_HaslingerNagele_kompr.jpg\" alt=\"Goth Julia\" class=\"wp-image-13458\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Goth Julia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EckerJulius_HaslingerNagele.jpg\" alt=\"Ecker Julius\" class=\"wp-image-16413\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ecker Julius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"14920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MuellerAlexander_HaslingerNagele.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14920\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">M\u00fcller Alexander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"13460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HaiboeckMichael_HaslingerNagele_kompr.jpg\" alt=\"Haib\u00f6ck Michael\" class=\"wp-image-13460\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Haib\u00f6ck Michael<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GrabmairLukas_HaslingerNagele-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lukas Grabmair\" class=\"wp-image-11300\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grabmair Lukas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BohnPatrick_HaslingerNagele.jpg\" alt=\"BohnPatrick_HaslingerNagele\" 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topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find your personal copy and further details on the works<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.lindeverlag.at\/buch\/vgg-verbrauchergewaehrleistungsgesetz-kombi-printunddigital-20162?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjww5u2BhDeARIsALBuLnOB9QOc6Ocawr2aXAUoAHaYT8yBryRnQ3v6dixzqp-O4jmeMfHn2HIaAt_GEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julia Goth publishes the first edition of the short commentary on the VGG with six HN contributors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":17629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"class_list":["post-18521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Oliver 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