How long is the withdrawal period for a Swedish distance contract?
The consumer has a fourteen-day right of withdrawal, counted from the day the goods were received or, for services, from the day the contract was concluded. If the trader did not inform the consumer of the right, the period is extended by up to one year. Some contracts are exempt, including custom-made goods and digital content delivered with the consumer's express consent.
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- Reference
- Distance Contracts Act (2005:59) chapter 2 sections 10 and 12
- Acts
- Distansavtalslagen
- Area
- Customers, marketing and competition
- Read date
- 2026-09-09
Acts the answer rests on
- Distansavtalslagen · SFS 2005:59
- Swedish Consumer Agency
Other acts in the same area
- Konsumentköplagen · SFS 2022:260
- Konsumentkreditlagen · SFS 2010:1846
- Marknadsföringslagen · SFS 2008:486
- Konkurrenslagen · SFS 2008:579
- FDI-lagen · SFS 2023:560
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