04th Jun 2013
Nach § 5a Abs. 3 No.. 2 UWG must be given "the identity and address of the business" – a branch is not enough

Nach § 5a Abs. 3 No.. 2 UWG must be given "the identity and address of the business" – a branch is not enough

The requirement of § 5a Abs. 3 No.. 2 UWG, specify the identity and address of operator, In the entry, the business operated by the branch addresses is not enough. Nach § 5a Abs. 3 No.. 2 UWG must be given "the identity and address of the business". Art. 7 IV lit. b UCP Directive speaks of the "address and the identity of the trader". These rules are intended to ensure, that the consumer is clear and unambiguous information about the underlying, with whom he comes into contact business, so that he can take contact without difficulty and without further investigation effort by providing companies (vgl. OLG, WRP 2011, 1213, 1214, OLG Dusseldorf, Urt. in. 02.10.2012 – I-20 U...