CELEX: C2004/106/19
Language: en
Date: 2004-04-30 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 April 2004 inCase C-237/02 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof): Freiburger KommunalbautenGmbH Baugesellschaft & Co. KG v Ludwig Hofstetter, Ulrike Hofstetter (‘Directive93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Contract for the buildingand supply of a parking space — Reversal of the order of performance of contractualobligations provided for under national law — Clause obliging the consumerto pay the price before the seller or supplier has performed his obligations— Obligation on the seller or supplier to provide a guarantee’)

30.4.2004   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 106/12
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
   
   (Sixth Chamber)
   of 1 April 2004
   in Case C-237/02 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof): Freiburger Kommunalbauten GmbH Baugesellschaft & Co. KG v Ludwig Hofstetter, Ulrike Hofstetter
       (1)
   
   (‘Directive 93/13/EEC - Unfair terms in consumer contracts - Contract for the building and supply of a parking space - Reversal of the order of performance of contractual obligations provided for under national law - Clause obliging the consumer to pay the price before the seller or supplier has performed his obligations - Obligation on the seller or supplier to provide a guarantee’)
   (2004/C 106/19)
   Language of the case: German
   In Case C-237/02: reference to the Court under Article 234 EC by the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice) (Germany) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Freiburger Kommunalbauten GmbH Baugesellschaft & Co. KG and Ludger Hofstetter, Ulrike Hofstetter – on the interpretation of Article 3(1) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29) – the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: P. Jann (Rapporteur), acting for the President of the Fifth Chamber, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, A. La Pergola and S. von Bahr, Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 1 April 2004, in which it has ruled:
   It is for the national court to decide whether a contractual term such as that at issue in the main proceedings satisfies the requirements for it to be regarded as unfair under Article 3(1) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts.
   
      (1)  OJ C 202 of 24.8.2002.