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Document 62024CA0488
Case C-488/24, Kigas: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 May 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas – Lithuania) – D.V. v Kigas MB (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 2011/83/EU – Article 5(1)(a) and (c) – Information requirements for contracts other than distance or off-premises contracts – Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the main characteristics of the service – Customs duties – Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the total price of the service – Additional charges – Content of the information to be provided to the consumer – Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) – Articles 6 and 11)
Case C-488/24, Kigas: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 May 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas – Lithuania) – D.V. v Kigas MB (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 2011/83/EU – Article 5(1)(a) and (c) – Information requirements for contracts other than distance or off-premises contracts – Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the main characteristics of the service – Customs duties – Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the total price of the service – Additional charges – Content of the information to be provided to the consumer – Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) – Articles 6 and 11)
Case C-488/24, Kigas: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 May 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas – Lithuania) – D.V. v Kigas MB (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 2011/83/EU – Article 5(1)(a) and (c) – Information requirements for contracts other than distance or off-premises contracts – Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the main characteristics of the service – Customs duties – Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the total price of the service – Additional charges – Content of the information to be provided to the consumer – Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) – Articles 6 and 11)
OJ C, C/2026/3497, 13.7.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/3497/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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C/2026/3497 |
13.7.2026 |
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 May 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas – Lithuania) – D.V. v Kigas MB
(Case C-488/24, (1) Kigas)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Consumer protection - Directive 2011/83/EU - Article 5(1)(a) and (c) - Information requirements for contracts other than distance or off-premises contracts - Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the main characteristics of the service - Customs duties - Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the total price of the service - Additional charges - Content of the information to be provided to the consumer - Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) - Articles 6 and 11)
(C/2026/3497)
Language of the case: Lithuanian
Referring court
Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: D.V.
Defendant: Kigas MB
Intervener: Valstybinė vartotojų teisių apsaugos tarnyba
Operative part of the judgment
Article 5(1)(a) and (c) of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended by Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019,
must be interpreted as meaning that, in a contract for the international carriage of goods by road from a third country to a destination in a Member State of the European Union, the obligation on the trader to provide information under that provision entails informing the sender-consumer that importing the goods into the territory of the European Union may require customs formalities to be completed and that customs duties may be payable by that consumer. However, the trader is under no duty either to provide detailed information on the documents to be presented to customs or to indicate the rates and amounts of customs duties applicable.
(1) OJ C, C/2024/6077.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/3497/oj
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