| Comment | what doesn't turn up in the other discussion in sufficient clarity, imo, is that (gesetzliche) Gewährleistung is something covered under European law, as well as German, whereas the legal rights of buyers may differ from country to country.
one also has to distinguish, in Germany at least, between a buyer who will re-sell(=normally a company) and the end user. The rights of a re-seller have to be covered in his contract, the rights of the end user are protected by law. So, for instance, the 2 years Gewährleistung (5 years for products classed as building products) for end users need not be part of a contract between manufacturer and re-seller.
statutory rights do not necessarily have to be the Gewährleistung, as understood under German law. For Gewährleistung I've found the term 'implied warranty', whereas Garantie is often given as 'limited warranty'
implied warranty (part of your statutory rights) is a legal requirement of the retailer, limited warranties are voluntary services offered by the manufacturer or retailer of a product, and are normally considerably narrower than the implied warranty, which can cover transport costs, installation, measurements, lawyers' fees, compensation, loss of income, and so on.
(alle Angaben, wie immer, ohne Gewähr...)
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