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Knowledge is key: judgment in Joined Cases C-698/18 and C-699/18 Raiffeisen Bank and Société Générale

Earlier this month, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave judgment in Raffeisen Bank and Société Générale, two joined cases from Romania on limitation periods and Directive 93/13/EEC. This is not the first time we write about this topic; see e.g. our blog on Cofidis II, where it was observed that limitation periods as such are not necessarily incompatible with the principles of equivalence and effectiveness in EU law.[1] But they can be, as the CJEU's judgment of 9 July 2020 demonstrates, where they prevent consumers from claiming reimbursement of amounts paid on the basis of unfair terms in a credit agreement.
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Earlier case law of the CJEU reveals that knowledge or awareness on the part of consumers of their rights plays a crucial role in the assessment of cases on limitation periods.[2] Raiffeisen Bank confirms this.The CJEU reiterates that reasonable time limits for bringing proceedings, laid down in the interests of legal certainty, do not make it practically impossible or excessively difficult as such for consumers to exercise their rights conferred by EU law, if such time limits are sufficient in practical terms to enable them to prepare and bring an effective action. Under the rules at issue in Raiffeisen, however, a three-year limitation period started to run from the time when the contract - here: a credit agreement - had been performed in full. That is when the consumer was presumed to have known of the unfair nature of one or more unfair terms of that agreement. According to the CJEU, it is nevertheless possible that the consumers involved are not aware of this, which means the limitation period is likely to have expired before they can take action. This runs counter to the principle of effectiveness. Moreover, performance of the contract does not retroactively alter the fact that the consumer was in a weak position at the time it was concluded. The protection of Directive 93/13 is therefore not limited solely to the duration of the performance of the contract in question. Under Romanian law, the unenforceability of unfair terms is equated with absolute nullity, the effect of which is restitutio in integrum. The limitation period normally begins to run when the court establishes the cause of action, not on the date of full performance of the contract. The CJEU holds that such a difference in treatment of consumers cannot be justified on grounds of legal certainty. Thus, the rules appear to run counter to the principle of equivalence as well. In Case C-698/18, the action for reimbursement was brought within three years after the agreement had expired. The CJEU's judgment suggests that this does not matter; it is inconceivable that a limitation period would expire when the consumers involved are not even aware of the unfair nature of the terms of the agreement. In Case C-698/18, the action was brought 11 years after the agreement had expired. But the agreement was concluded in 2003, i.e. before Romania's accession toe the EU in 2007. Thus, the CJEU did not have jurisdiction. An important difference between Raiffeisen and Cofidis II is that in Cofidis, the consumer was the defendant, not the claimant. In that case, consumers should not lose their rights merely because a claim against them is brought after expiration of a limitation period. Again, what is decisive here is the risk that they have never been aware of their rights before they were able to invoke them. Knowledge is key. [1] See also our blog on OPR-Finance. [2] See further this contribution by Daniël Stein, available only in Dutch. Posted by at 14:34 Labels: cjeu, credit contracts, ECJ, effectiveness, equivalence, limitation period, reimbursement, unfair contract terms, Unfair Contract Terms Directive Newer Post Older Post Home

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