Article 39249 Cases (1) The buyer loses the right to rely on lack of conformity of the goods if he does not give notice to the seller specifying the nature of the lack of conformity within a reasonable time after he has discovered it or ought to have discovered it.

(2) In any event, the buyer loses the right to rely on a lack of conformity of the goods if he does not give the seller notice thereof at the latest within a period of two years from the date on which the goods were actually handed over to the buyer, unless the time limit is inconsistent with a contractual period of guarantee.

Number

Issue

# Cases

Buyer's obligation to give seller notice of lack of conformity of goods

1.1

Requirements for notice

1.1.1

Specification of nature of lack of conformity

1.2

Time of notice

1.2.1

Within reasonable time, but never more than two years, after buyer discovers or should have discovered lack of conformity

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Country	Date	Court
Arbitral Award	00-00-1989	ICC Court of Arbitration - Paris
Arbitral Award	00-10-1995	ICC Court of Arbitration
Arbitral Award	05-06-1998	Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce - Stockholm, Sweden
Arbitral Award	11-02-2000	Tribunal of International Commercial Arbitration at the Russian Federation
Arbitral Award	21-10-2005	CIETAC China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
Arbitral Award	14-02-2018	Madrid Court of Arbitration
Arbitral Award	11-12-2020	American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution
Cases: 7
Austria	14-01-2002	Oberster Gerichtshof
Austria	19-12-2007	Oberster Gerichtshof
Austria	02-04-2009	Oberster Gerichtshof
Austria	31-08-2010	Oberster Gerichtshof
Austria	16-12-2015	Oberster Gerichtshof
Cases: 5
Belgium	05-10-1994	Tribunal de Commerce de Bruxelles, 7ème ch.
Belgium	16-12-1996	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Kortrijk
Belgium	21-01-1997	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Hasselt
Belgium	27-06-1997	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Kortrjik
Belgium	19-05-1999	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Hasselt
Belgium	29-01-2001	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Ieper
Belgium	08-03-2001	Cour d'Appel, Mons
Belgium	25-04-2001	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Veurne
Belgium	23-05-2001	Hof van Beroep, Gent
Belgium	18-01-2002	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Mechelen
Belgium	06-03-2002	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Hasselt
Belgium	10-05-2004	Hof van Hoger Beroep, Gent
Belgium	04-06-2004	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Kortrijk
Belgium	20-09-2005	Rechtbank van Koophandel, Hasselt
Belgium	06-06-2024	Court of Cassation of Belgium
Cases: 15
Canada	31-08-1999	Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Cases: 1
China	19-11-2005	Guanzhou Intermediate People’s Court
Cases: 1
Croatia	24-02-2009	High Commercial Court
Cases: 1
Denmark	10-11-1999	Vestre Landsret (Western High Court)
Cases: 1
Egypt	23-06-2020	Supreme Court
Cases: 1
Finland	24-05-2005	Court of Appeal of Turku
Cases: 1
France	19-01-1998	Tribunal de Commerce de Besançon
France	06-11-2001	Cour d'Appel de Paris
France	18-12-2003	Cour d'Appel de Lyon
France	26-10-2004	Cour d'Appel de Poitiers
France	16-09-2008	Cour de Cassation
France	03-02-2009	Cour de Cassation
France	08-04-2009	Cour de Cassation
France	27-11-2012	Cour de Cassation
France	12-09-2013	Cour d'appel Bordeaux
France	04-11-2014	Cour de Cassation
France	27-11-2014	Cour d'appel d'Aix-en-Provence
France	07-01-2016	Cour d'appel de Bourges
France	21-06-2016	Cour de Cassation
France	26-10-2022	Cour de Cassation
Cases: 14
Germany	31-08-1989	Landgericht Stuttgart
Germany	03-04-1990	Landgericht Aachen
Germany	16-09-1992	Landgericht Berlin
Germany	30-09-1992	Landgericht Berlin
Germany	09-12-1992	Landgericht Frankfurt am Main
Germany	08-01-1993	Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf
Germany	10-02-1994	Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf
Germany	23-06-1994	Landgericht Düsseldorf
Germany	08-02-1995	Oberlandesgericht München
Germany	05-04-1995	Landgericht Landshut
Germany	21-08-1995	Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart
Germany	29-01-1996	Amtsgericht Augsburg
Germany	25-06-1997	Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe
Germany	03-06-1998	Oberlandesgericht Saarbrücken
Germany	03-11-1999	Bundesgerichtshof
Germany	30-11-1999	Landesgericht Köln
Germany	05-12-2000	Oberlandesgericht Oldenburg
Germany	14-02-2001	Saarländisches Oberlandesgericht
Germany	20-02-2002	Landgericht München
Germany	02-07-2002	Landgericht Saarbrücken
Germany	22-08-2002	Oberlandesgericht Schleswig
Germany	21-03-2003	Landgericht Berlin
Germany	30-06-2004	Bundesgerichtshof
Cases: 23
Italy	12-07-2000	Tribunale di Vigevano
Italy	13-12-2001	Tribunale di Busto Arsizio
Italy	11-12-2008	Tribunale di Forlì
Italy	27-01-2009	Tribunale di Bolzano
Italy	16-02-2009	Tribunale di Forlì
Italy	12-04-2011	Tribunale di Reggio Emilia
Italy	24-01-2014	Tribunale di Trento
Italy	29-05-2015	Tribunale di Trento
Italy	05-07-2019	Tribunale di Pisa
Italy	26-01-2021	Corte di Cassazione
Italy	26-02-2025	Corte Suprema di Cassazione
Cases: 11
Netherlands	21-11-1990	Arrondissementsrechtbank Dordrecht
Netherlands	19-12-1991	Arrondissementsrechtbank Roermond
Netherlands	06-05-1993	Arrondissementsrechtbank Roermond
Netherlands	21-11-1996	Arrondissementsrechtbank Rotterdam
Netherlands	17-06-1997	Gerechtshof's Arnhem
Netherlands	15-12-1997	Gerechtshof's Hertogenbosch
Netherlands	20-02-1998	Hoge Raad
Netherlands	27-04-1999	Hof Arnhem
Netherlands	04-02-2005	Hoge Raad
Netherlands	02-01-2007	Gerechtshof's-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands	16-01-2009	Rechtbank Breda
Netherlands	09-03-2010	Gerechtshof's-Arnhem
Netherlands	05-01-2022	Rechtbank Noord-Holland
Cases: 13
Poland	27-11-2018	Szczecin Court of Appeal
Cases: 1
Romania	06-06-2003	Inalta Curte de Casatie si Justitie
Cases: 1
Slovenia	05-01-2021	High Court of Ljubljana
Cases: 1
Spain	03-10-2002	Audiencia Provincial de Pontevedra
Spain	29-03-2005	Juzgado de primera instancia - Tudela
Spain	06-11-2006	Audiencia Provincial de Girona
Spain	08-04-2008	Audiencia Provincial de Valencia
Spain	14-07-2009	Audiencia Provincial de Madrid
Spain	16-02-2012	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Provincial High Court
Spain	11-05-2012	Fuenlabrada Court of First Instance
Spain	07-12-2016	Audencia Provincial - Cadiz
Cases: 8
Switzerland	27-04-1992	Pretura di Locarno-Campagna
Switzerland	30-06-1995	Gerichtskommission Oberrheintal
Switzerland	08-01-1997	Obergericht Kanton Luzern
Switzerland	10-10-1997	Cour de Justice Genève
Switzerland	29-06-1998	Tribunal Cantonal de Sion
Switzerland	07-07-2004	Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
Switzerland	10-10-2005	Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
Switzerland	18-05-2009	Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
Cases: 8
Turkey	16-04-2019	9th Commercial Court, Istanbul
Turkey	31-03-2022	Istanbul Bolge Adliye Mahkemesi (Istanbul Regional Appellate Court)
Cases: 2
USA	17-12-2001	U.S. District Court, S.D., Michigan
USA	28-05-2003	U.S. District Court, North. District, Illinois, East. Div.
USA	21-05-2004	U.S. District Court, North. District, Illinois, East. Div.
USA	23-08-2006	U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
USA	18-03-2008	U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
USA	30-03-2010	U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
USA	19-08-2010	U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division
USA	12-03-2015	U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
USA	23-08-2016	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Cases: 9