Gewährleistung · warranty
The warranty protects the buyer against an object that is not worth what was agreed. It requires a prompt inspection and immediate notice to the seller. In English, warranty and guarantee are not synonyms, and the Federal Administration's translation keeps warranty for Gewährleistung.
Request a demoThe term in four languages
- German
- Gewährleistung
- French
- garantie
- Italian
- garanzia
- English
- warranty
Definition
The seller is liable to the buyer for any breach of warranty of quality. The seller is also liable for any defects that materially or legally negate or substantially reduce the value of the object or its fitness for the designated purpose. Depending on the case, the buyer may rescind the contract of sale or claim a reduction in the price. The warranty requires the buyer to inspect the object and to notify the seller of any defects without delay.
Swiss federal acts are published in German, French and Italian, and all three versions are equally authoritative. The English term shown here comes from the Federal Administration's English translation, published on Fedlex for information only. Where there is no translation, it follows common usage.
Full glossaryThe term in an official text
powered by Neur.onLiegt ein Fall der Gewährleistung wegen Mängel der Sache vor, so hat der Käufer die Wahl, mit der Wandelungsklage den Kauf rückgängig zu machen oder mit der Minderungsklage Ersatz des Minderwertes der Sache zu fordern.
In claims for breach of warranty of quality and fitness, the buyer may sue either to rescind the contract of sale for breach of warranty or to have the sale price reduced by way of compensation for the decrease in the object’s value.
Source: Fedlex, Code of Obligations. In Corrext, this segment and the ones around it appear in Fast lookup CHnell, each with its reference.
Related terms
The loss of the right to enforce a claim in court once the statutory period has expired.
Schadenersatz · damagesCompensation for damage caused by non-performance or by an unlawful act.
Mängelrüge · notice of defectsThe notice by which the buyer informs the seller without delay of defects in the object received.