Article 20 — Passing of risk
In contracts where the trader dispatches the goods to the consumer, the risk of loss of or damage to the goods shall pass to the consumer when he or a third party indicated by the consumer and other than the carrier has acquired the physical possession of the goods. However, the risk shall pass to the consumer upon delivery to the carrier if the carrier was commissioned by the consumer to carry the goods and that choice was not offered by the trader, without prejudice to the rights of the consumer against the carrier.
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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-07-31 · Text as consolidated on 2022-05-28; changes after this date are not shown.