EU sales law and sustainable consumption of goods
EU sales law and sustainable consumption of goods

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to define a new approach in EU contract law to regulate the consumerssales contract in the view to protect environment, sustainability and the circular economy. Oneof the key aspects of ensuring sustainable consumption of goods is to extend their lifespan byencouraging consumers to choose to repair a non-conforming goods over replacement. Theauthor analyzes new approaches to amend EU sales law in the light of sustainable consumptionof goods. Special attention is focused on the analysis of the environmental friendliness ofremedies for lack of conformity and their impact for circular economy. By ensuring policiesof environmental efficiency, circular economy and sustainable development, the right to repairnon-conforming goods plays a key role in consumer rights protection. The author assumes thatthe European legislator has chosen the option of introducing soft measures that would encourageconsumers to repair non-conforming goods rather than replacement.

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