Press Release: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-404/06. Quelle AG v. Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände

Consumers are not required to pay compensation to sellers for the use of defective consumer goods until their replacement. Unlike the consumer, who has already paid the selling price, the seller of goods which are not in conformity has not performed his contractual obligation correctly and must therefore bear the consequences.