Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 7 February 2024 – Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg e. V. v bonprix Handelsgesellschaft mbH
(Case C-100/24, bonprix)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesgerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant and appellant on a point of law: Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg e. V.
Defendant and respondent on a point of law: bonprix Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Question referred
Does advertising with a payment arrangement (in the present case, ‘convenient purchase on invoice’), which, while having only a low monetary value, contributes to the safety and legal interests of the consumer (in the present case, no disclosure of sensitive payment data; in the case of rescission of the contract, no reclamation of an advance payment), constitute a promotional offer within the meaning of Article 6(c) of Directive 2000/31/EC 1 on electronic commerce?
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1 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (‘Directive on electronic commerce’) (OJ 2000 L 178, p. 1).