Product Liability Directive (PLD)
Table of Contents
Chapter I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter II – SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
Chapter III – GENERAL PROVISIONS ON LIABILITY
Chapter IV – FINAL PROVISIONS
Recitals (64)
Annexes
Chapter III – GENERAL PROVISIONS ON LIABILITY
Article 13
Reduction of liability
1. Without prejudice to national law concerning rights of contribution or recourse, Member States shall ensure that the liability of an economic operator is not reduced or disallowed where the damage is caused both by the defectiveness of a product and by an act or omission of a third party.
2. The liability of an economic operator may be reduced or disallowed where the damage is caused both by the defectiveness of the product and by the fault of the injured person or any person for whom the injured person is responsible.