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Case C-612/23, Verbraucherzentrale Berlin (Concept of initial commitment period): Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 February 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf – Germany) – Verbraucherzentrale Berlin eV v Vodafone GmbH (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive) – Electronic communications networks and services – Universal service and users’ rights – Consumer protection – Contracts concluded between a consumer and an undertaking providing electronic communications services – Facilitating change of provider – Article 30(5) – Initial commitment period – Concept)
Case C-612/23, Verbraucherzentrale Berlin (Concept of initial commitment period): Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 February 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf – Germany) – Verbraucherzentrale Berlin eV v Vodafone GmbH (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive) – Electronic communications networks and services – Universal service and users’ rights – Consumer protection – Contracts concluded between a consumer and an undertaking providing electronic communications services – Facilitating change of provider – Article 30(5) – Initial commitment period – Concept)
Case C-612/23, Verbraucherzentrale Berlin (Concept of initial commitment period): Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 February 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf – Germany) – Verbraucherzentrale Berlin eV v Vodafone GmbH (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive) – Electronic communications networks and services – Universal service and users’ rights – Consumer protection – Contracts concluded between a consumer and an undertaking providing electronic communications services – Facilitating change of provider – Article 30(5) – Initial commitment period – Concept)
OJ C, C/2025/1867, 7.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1867/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
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C/2025/1867 |
7.4.2025 |
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 February 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf – Germany) – Verbraucherzentrale Berlin eV v Vodafone GmbH
(Case C-612/23, (1) Verbraucherzentrale Berlin (Concept of initial commitment period))
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive) - Electronic communications networks and services - Universal service and users’ rights - Consumer protection - Contracts concluded between a consumer and an undertaking providing electronic communications services - Facilitating change of provider - Article 30(5) - Initial commitment period - Concept)
(C/2025/1867)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Verbraucherzentrale Berlin eV
Defendant: Vodafone GmbH
Operative part of the judgment
Article 30(5) of Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive), as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009
must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘initial commitment period’ referred to in that provision covers both the duration of the initial contract concluded between a consumer and a provider of electronic communications services and that of a subsequent contract concluded between the same parties and such that that subsequent contract may not impose a commitment period exceeding 24 months, including when it was signed and put into effect before the expiry of the initial contract.
(1) OJ C C/2024/708.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1867/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)