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Author: Lowisch, Manfred
Title: New law of obligations in Germany
Journal Name: Universidade de Macau : Boletim da Faculdade de Direito = 法律學院學報
Pub. Info: 2003, No.15, pp. 45-61
Abstract: Paragraph Headings: 1. Modification of the statutory limitation rules 1.1. Reduction and harmonization of the limitation periods 1.2. Criteria for the beginning of a limitation period 1.3. Reorganization of interruption and suspension of limitation 2. Modernization of the law of non-performance 2.1. Uniform concept of the breach of duty 2.2. Extension of compensation onto wasted expenditure 2.3. Uniform rule on the burden of proof 2.4. Adjustment of the law on the consequences of a rescission of contract 2.5. Compensation in the case a synallagmatic contract despite termination of contract 2.6. Express regulation of fault at the time of the conclusion of contract 2.7. Express regulation of frustration of contract 2.8. Pecuniary compensation for immaterial loss in obligations also 3. Reorganization of warranty in the case of a sales contract 3.1. Revision of the term defect 3.2. Buyer's rights in the event of defects 3.3. Sale of consumer goods and right of recourse of the ultimate seller against his supplier 4. Modifications in the law of contracts for work 5. Incorporation of consumer protection acts into the German civil code 5.1. Law of standard business terms 5.2. Doorstep transactions 5.3. Distance contracts 5.4. Consumer loan contracts