Article 6

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Product Liability Directive, Article 6(1) — Damage

The right to compensation pursuant to Article 5 shall apply in respect of only the following types of damage: (a) death or personal injury, including medically recognised damage to psychological health; (b) damage to, or destruction of, any property, except: (i)the defective product itself; (ii)a product damaged by a defective component that is integrated into, or inter-connected with, that product by the manufacturer of that product or within that manufacturer’s control; (iii)property used exclusively for professional purposes; (c) destruction or corruption of data that are not used for professional purposes.

Product Liability Directive, Article 6(2) — Damage

The right to compensation pursuant to Article 5 shall cover all material losses resulting from the damage referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The right to compensation shall also cover non-material losses resulting from the damage referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, in so far as they can be compensated for under national law.

Product Liability Directive, Article 6(3) — Damage

This Article does not affect national law relating to compensation for damage under other liability regimes.

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