11EnglishEnglishEnglish EnglishEnglishEU/EEA – Wide Guarantee: Conditions applicable in any country otherthan the country of original purchase.When the purchaser finds the appliance to be defective, he should promptlycontact the proper sales company or national distributor in the EU/EEAcountry where this guarantee is claimed, as indicated in the “Product ServiceGuide” or the nearest authorised dealer together with this guarantee andproof of date of purchase. The purchaser will then be informed whether:(i) the sales company or national distributor will handle the repair service; or(ii) the sales company or national distributor will arrange for trans-shipmentof the appliance to the EU/EEA country where the appliance was originallymarketed; or(iii) the purchaser may himself send the appliance to the sales company ornational distributor in the EU/EEA country where the appliance was originallymarketed.If the appliance is a product model which is normally supplied by the salescompany or national distributor in the country where it is used by thepurchaser, then the appliance, together with this guarantee card and proofof date of purchase, should be returned at the purchaser’s risk and expenseto such sales company or distributor, which will handle the repair service.In some countries, the affiliated sales company or national distributor willdesignate dealers or certain service centres to execute the repairs involved.If the appliance is a product model which is not normally supplied in thecountry where used, or if the appliance’s internal or external productcharacteristics are different from those of the equivalent model in the countrywhere used, the sales company or national distributor may be able to havethe guarantee repair service executed by obtaining spare parts from thecountry where the appliance was originally marketed, or it may be necessaryto have the guarantee repair service executed the sales company or nationaldistributor in the country where the appliance was originally marketed.In either case, the purchaser must furnish this guarantee card and proof ofdate of purchase. Any necessary transportation, both of the appliance andof any spare parts, will be at the purchaser’s risk and expense, and theremay be a consequent delay in the repair service.Where the consumer sends the appliance for repair to the sales companyor national distributor in the country of use of the appliance, the service willbe provided on the same local terms and conditions (including the period ofguarantee coverage) as prevail for the same model appliance in the countryof use, and not the country of initial sale in the EU/EEA. Where the consumer