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Annexe à l'article D. 211-2 du code de la consommationAnnexe à l'article D. 211-3 du code de la consommationAnnexe à l'article D. 211-4 du code de la consommationAnnexe à l'article D312-26Annexe à l'article R221-1Annexe à l'article R221-3Annexe à l'article R224-5Annexe à l'article R312-5Annexe à l'article R312-9Annexe à l'article R312-14Annexe à l'article R312-32Annexe à l'article R313-4Annexe à l'article R313-8Annexe à l'article R314-3Annexe à l'article R314-6Annexe à l'article R314-20

Article Annexe à l'article R224-5

French Consumer CodeIn force
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Updated 7 Nov 2023

TYPICAL FORM FOR WITHDRAWAL



PRECIOUS METAL PURCHASE


(The font size used may not be smaller than a 12-point font size)


(To withdraw, you can use this model withdrawal form or any other unambiguous written statement)


For the attention of [the trader shall insert here his name, the geographical address to which the form should be sent and, where available, his fax number and e-mail address] :


I/We (*) hereby notify you/us (*) of my/our (*) withdrawal from the contract concluded on: (give date) for the sale of the following goods:


[Indicate the good(s) covered by the contract]


Name of the consumer(s)-seller(s)


Address of the consumer(s)-seller(s)


Signature of the consumer(s)-seller(s)


Name of the consumer(s)-seller(s)


Name of the consumer(s)-seller(s)



Name of the consumer(s)-seller(s)seller(s)


Date


(*) Delete as appropriate


In accordance with article R. 224-7, to exercise his right of withdrawal under article L. 224-99, the consumer-seller :


hand-deliver to the trader the detachable form or any other unambiguous statement expressing his wish to withdraw, no later than forty-eight hours from the day and time of signing the contract ;


-or sends this form or any other unambiguous statement expressing his/her wish to withdraw to the professional, by a means that enables the date and time of sending to be confirmed, no later than forty-eight hours from the date and time of signing the contract.


If the forty-eight hour period expires on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, it shall be extended until the next working day at the same time.


Sending or handing over the form to the professional within the time limit shall have the effect of cancelling the purchase transaction. Failing this, the contract is definitively concluded.


Reminder:


In accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 224-99, exercising the right of withdrawal terminates the obligations of the parties. The consumer must then reimburse the trader for the price paid and, in return, the trader must return the item(s) purchased. If the consumer fails to return the item(s) purchased, the trader shall pay the consumer a sum equivalent to double the selling price received for the item(s) purchased.


In accordance with the third paragraph of the same article, the consumer-seller does not have a right of withdrawal for investment gold transactions.

Mariela Petrova

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