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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L512-2

Infringements and breaches are recorded in official reports, which are authentic until proven otherwise.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementation of the judgment, compensation and enforcement

Article L623-20

The applicant association represents the consumer members of the group who have not been compensated by the trader within the time-limits set, for the purposes of compulsory enforcement of the judgmen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Communication obligations of the Consumer Ombudsman

Article L614-2

The Ombudsman shall provide on its website an electronic link to the European online dispute resolution platform provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementation of the judgment, compensation and enforcement

Article L623-21

All costs and proportional fees for recovery or collection provided for in

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Mediation

Article L623-23

Any agreement negotiated on behalf of the group is subject to approval by the judge, who checks that it complies with the interests of those to whom it is intended to apply and gives it enforceability…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and standing

Article L623-2

Group action may only relate to compensation for economic losses resulting from material damage suffered by consumers.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L711-2

The provisions of this book shall also apply to debtors of French nationality in a situation of overindebtedness domiciled outside France and who have contracted professional and non-professional debt…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal settlements

Article L523-2

A copy of the official record of the offence is attached to the settlement proposal sent to the offender.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article L712-2

…sion, which may either propose or impose treatment measures under the conditions provided for in Title III, or impose personal recovery without judicial liquidation or refer the matter, with the debto…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-2

The administration's action for the sanction of a breach punishable by an administrative fine exceeding €3,000 for a natural person or €15,000 for a legal person shall lapse after three years have ela…

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