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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-48

By way of derogation from Article 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if the experts disagree, or if they agree to overturn the conclusions of the State laboratory's report, the public prosecutor o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-43

The two experts mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 512-42 have the same mission. These experts have the same obligations, the same rights, the same responsibilities and receive the same re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-41

The public prosecutor, if he considers, in the light of the reports drawn up by the authorised agents or the test or analysis report and, if necessary, after a preliminary investigation, that proceedi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-40

When the authorised agents establish an offence by means of a report based on tests or analyses, they will forward the State laboratory report to the alleged offender and inform him that he has a peri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-44

At the request of the public prosecutor or the court, the sample(s) taken and held by the administrative department shall be handed over to the experts.In the event that special preservation measures…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Advertising lotteries

Article L121-20

Once they are unfair within the meaning of article L. 121-1, commercial practices implemented by professionals with regard to consumers, in the form of promotional operations aimed at awarding a prize…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-44

The affected credit agreements referred to in 11° of Article

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-56

If the judicial cancellation or annulment of the main contract occurs through the fault of the seller, the seller may, at the request of the lender, be ordered to guarantee the borrower repayment of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-54

Where the consumer exercises his right of withdrawal from the contract of sale or the contract for the provision of services referred to in 9° of Article L. 311-1, the credit agreement intended to fin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-51

In the case of door-to-door sales or canvassing, the withdrawal period is fourteen completed calendar days, regardless of the date of delivery or supply of the goods or services.No cash payment may be…

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