Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 25 November 2008 — Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V. v Handelsgesellschaft Heinrich Heine GmbH

(Case C-511/08)

(2009/C 32/30)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V.

Defendant: Handelsgesellschaft Heinrich Heine GmbH

Question referred

Are the provisions of Article 6(1), sentence 2, and Article 6(2) of Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (1) to be interpreted as precluding national legislation which allows the costs of delivering the goods to be charged to the consumer even where he has withdrawn from the contract?

(1)  OJ L 144, p. 19.