Article 255 of the Ohada Uniform Act on General Commercial Law and Consumer Protection: The Need to Experiment

This article sets out to vividly illustrate that the duties of the seller contained in Article 255 of the OHADA Uniform Act on General Commercial Law has some bearings on the consumer buyer. Various provisions of the Act, in particular Article 255, make inroads into the consumer law position to strengthen the position of the consumer vis-à-vis the commercial buyer. Undoubtedly, sellers are facing an onerous task to comply, and eventually attempt to comply, with the satisfaction of consumers through the regulation of their commercial transactions with the commercial buyer. Adopting an in-depth content analysis and critical evaluation of primary and secondary data, the paper concludes that the Uniform Act is a true recognition of the Latin phrase caveat venditor under the UAGCL. This will raise a greater awareness among sellers to compel their suppliers to supply them with quality goods in order to meet up with the expectations of commercial buyers. Consequently, consumers to a larger extent would benefit from such measures as contained in Article 255