Consumer Protection Act - Finlex

Section 1c — Right to invoke certain notices and documents (29/2005)(1) If a notice of defect referred to in this Act or a notice of termination or withdrawalfrom a contract has been appropriately sent to the recipient, the sender mayinvoke the notice even if it is delayed, altered or lost.(2) If no other account can be given for the date the notice has been delivered, anotice sent by mail shall be deemed to have been delivered to the recipient on theseventh day after the notice has been sent, and an electronically sent notice onthe day the notice was sent.(3) The provisions laid down in subsections 1 and 2 on notices also apply to a doorto-doorselling document, confirmation, contractual terms and other documentswhich a business has sent to the consumer under this Act.Section 1d — Handling of disputes (1162/1997)(1) A term in a contract concluded before a dispute arises, under which a disputebetween a business and a consumer shall be settled in arbitration, shall not bebinding on the consumer.(2) In a dispute between a consumer and a business, the consumer may bring theaction also in the general court of first instance in whose jurisdiction he/sheresides.Section 1e — Calculation of the time limit (29/2005)In calculating the time limit laid down in this Act, the day on which the contractor other similar measure was concluded and from which the time limit beginsshall not be taken into account. If the last day of the time limit falls on a Sundayor a holiday, Independence Day, May Day, Christmas Eve, Midsummer Eve or aSaturday, the measure that is to be concluded may be carried out on the firstworking day after that.Section 1f — General provisions on choice of law (416/1999)In so far as it is not otherwise provided in this Act or another Act, the lawapplicable to contractual obligations referred to in this Act shall be chosen on thebasis of the Rome Convention of 19 June 1980 on the Law Applicable toContractual Obligations. Even if the contractual obligations referred to in this Actdo not fall within the scope of the Convention, the Convention shall be applied inso far as appropriate.82