A case that originated in Finland concerned liability for a defective product and the concept of “producer” under EU trademark law. A coffee machine caught fire. The machine contained trademarks
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Project Developer Entitled to Deduct VAT from Costs Partly Beneficial to Third Parties
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In general, a taxable person is entitled to deduct VAT paid on goods or services insofar as those goods and services are used for their VAT taxable transactions. For the …
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Consumer Duty to Report a Lack of Conformity (Product Defect) Further Explained by Supreme Court in the Netherlands
By Monisha Sardjoe on
Introduction
A consumer who has purchased a nonconforming (defective) product must report the lack of conformity to the seller within two months of discovery of the deficiency. See Article 7:23,…
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