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Read moreDetailsOnline shops and obligation to take back electrical appliances
In a recent judgment, the Landgericht Duisburg ruled that the obligation to take back old electronic devices also applies to online shops. Such a company may not refer to the take-back options of third-party service providers, but must offer the take-back itself .
The prerequisite for this obligation is, of course, that the 400 sqm of retail space required by Section 17 of the Law on the placing on the market, take-back and environmentally sound disposal of electrical and electronic equipment must be disposed of. warehouses and/or shipping areas (Section 2 of the ElektroG).
The court also emphasized in the procedure sought by Deutsche Umwelthilfe that it would not be sufficient for the commissioned third party to offer a sufficient disposal facility already in the first e-mail.
However, the judgment is not yet final and it is therefore likely that an appeal will be brought. However, further warnings by the German Environmental Aid are certainly not excluded due to this partial success.
Author: Marian Härtel
Marian Härtel ist Rechtsanwalt und Fachanwalt für IT-Recht mit einer über 25-jährigen Erfahrung als Unternehmer und Berater in den Bereichen Games, E-Sport, Blockchain, SaaS und Künstliche Intelligenz. Seine Beratungsschwerpunkte umfassen neben dem IT-Recht insbesondere das Urheberrecht, Medienrecht sowie Wettbewerbsrecht. Er betreut schwerpunktmäßig Start-ups, Agenturen und Influencer, die er in strategischen Fragen, komplexen Vertragsangelegenheiten sowie bei Investitionsprojekten begleitet. Dabei zeichnet sich seine Beratung durch einen interdisziplinären Ansatz aus, der juristische Expertise und langjährige unternehmerische Erfahrung miteinander verbindet. Ziel seiner Tätigkeit ist stets, Mandanten praxisorientierte Lösungen anzubieten und rechtlich fundierte Unterstützung bei der Umsetzung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle zu gewährleisten.
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