Press Release: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-489/07. Pia Messner v. Firma Stefan Krüger

A consumer who exercises his right of withdrawal from a distance contract must not be obliged, in general, to compensate the seller for the use of the goods acquired. In certain circumstances, a consumer can however be required to pay compensation for the use of the goods acquired where he has made use of those goods in a way incompatible with the principles of civil law, such as those of good faith or unjust enrichment.