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    Case C-166/11: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 1 March 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Oviedo — Spain) — Ángel Lorenzo González Alonso v Nationale Nederlanden Vida Cia De Seguros y Reaseguros SAE (Consumer protection — Contracts negotiated away from business premises — Directive 85/577/EEC — Scope — Not included — Unit-linked insurance contracts)

    IO C 118, 21.4.2012, p. 7–7 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    21.4.2012   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 118/7


    Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 1 March 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Oviedo — Spain) — Ángel Lorenzo González Alonso v Nationale Nederlanden Vida Cia De Seguros y Reaseguros SAE

    (Case C-166/11) (1)

    (Consumer protection - Contracts negotiated away from business premises - Directive 85/577/EEC - Scope - Not included - Unit-linked insurance contracts)

    2012/C 118/11

    Language of the case: Spanish

    Referring court

    Audiencia Provincial de Oviedo

    Parties to the main proceedings

    Applicant: Ángel Lorenzo González Alonso

    Defendant: Nationale Nederlanden Vida Cia De Seguros y Reaseguros SAE

    Re:

    Reference for a preliminary ruling — Audiencia Provincial de Oviedo — Interpretation of Article 3(2)(d) of Council Directive 85/577/EEC of 20 December 1985 to protect the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises (OJ 1985 L 372, p. 31) — Contract, concluded away from business premises, under which life assurance is offered in return for payment of a monthly premium invested in various products of the company itself

    Operative part of the judgment

    A contract concluded away from business premises, under which life assurance is offered in return for payment of a monthly premium to be invested, in varying proportions, in fixed-rate investments, variable-rate investments and financial investment products of the company offering the contract falls outside the scope of Council Directive 85/577/EEC of 20 December 1985 to protect the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises, in accordance with Article 3(2)(d) thereof.


    (1)  OJ C 173, 11.6.2011.


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