Court of Justice, Tenth Chamber

24 November 2022, Case C‑691/21
(Cafpi SA, Aviva assurances SA v Enedis SA)

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 85/374/EEC – Article 3 – Liability for defective products – Meaning of ‘producer’ – Operator of an electricity distribution network changing the electricity voltage level for distribution

Article 3(1) of Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of
the Member States concerning liability for defective products, as amended by Directive 1999/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 10 May 1999, must be interpreted as meaning that an electricity distribution system operator must be regarded as a ‘producer’, within the meaning of that provision, where it changes the voltage level of electricity with a view to its distribution to the final customer.

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