New EU directive strengthens product liability: More rights for consumers

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Discover the new product liability guideline of the European Union, which strengthens patient rights in the digital age. Find out which improvements for consumer protection and liability for faulty products, including digital products and AI systems, are implemented. Read how the guideline makes it easier to provide evidence and strengthens information claims from the injured party. Stay informed about changes in liability periods and claims!
Discover the new product liability guideline of the European Union, which strengthens patient rights in the digital age. Find out which improvements for consumer protection and liability for faulty products, including digital products and AI systems, are implemented. Read how the guideline makes it easier to provide evidence and strengthens information claims from the injured party. Stay informed about changes in liability periods and claims! (Symbolbild/MB)

The AOK federal association cheerfully raises the voice! The latest product liability guideline of the European Union, which the EU Council approved yesterday, is celebrated as a milestone. "This guideline is a real breakthrough! Patient rights are decisively strengthened in the digital age, and this is a profit for health consumer protection in Europe!" Explains Dr. Carola Reimann, the chairwoman of the AOK federal association. A rethink is urged, because in the next 24 months this legal innovation must be implemented in national law. There are extensive changes to the Product Liability Act and the Medicines Act!

The new rules are a clear step into the future: a must to keep up with technological developments and optimize consumer protection throughout the EU. The guideline extends the right to compensation for incorrect products on digital and even artificial intelligence! This also concludes the gaps in the previous legal regulations and regulates legal responsibilities in a globalized market. Even if medical devices are obtained from a non-EU country online, they are now affected.

revolutionary evidence for consumers

particularly emphasized is the improvement of the obligation to provide evidence, which is now considerably easier for consumers! "This is a real progress!" Says AOK officer Carola Reimann enthusiastically. The plaintiffs must continue to demonstrate the product error and its connection with the damage caused, but the new regulation has long overdue overdue relief. In the future, injured party will have much better chances of compensation!

But that's not all! The victim's right to information is also strengthened. The new guideline obliges defendants to disclose evidence if plaintiffs can present corresponding facts. "This step goes beyond the existing case law in Germany!" Emphasizes Reimann. However, the following also applies here that plaintiffs have to provide evidence in return if the defendant demands this.

extended liability periods and new rules

The new regulation of liability claims is also expected with tension! In the future, this will expire after ten years, but a period of 25 years applies to latently developed health damage. The previous upper limits for liability of the manufacturers - a maximum of 70 million euros for damage caused by death or assault - are a thing of the past. In addition, the deductible of 500 euros for victims!

But there are also dark sides! There is no reform that German health insurance companies had hoped for. Only private individuals remain entitled to claim that legal entities were not included in the group of possible entitlements. This means that the statutory health insurance companies cannot accuse themselves, but must continue to rely on the transfer of claims for damages by damaged private individuals.

Berlin is experiencing a revolution in consumer protection and the new rules could fundamentally change the face of product liability in Europe! Die Zeit drängt, und die Umsetzung steht vor der Tür!