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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article D512-6

…n° 86-83 du 17 janvier 1986 relatif aux dispositions générales applicables aux agents contractuels de l'Etat who are assigned to one of the following directorates: a) the Directorate-General for Comp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-33

…alisation or extreme urgency, the State laboratory responsible for the product in question shall, under its supervision, use the services of a laboratory able to provide the required services, or shal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Visits and seizures

Article R512-41

A copy of the report is given to the occupier of the premises or their representative.In their absence, a copy of the report is sent, after the visit, to the manager of the company or organisation con…

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

Article R522-6

…er responsible for consumer affairs is the authorising officer responsible for issuing collection orders relating to penalties imposed pursuant to article L. 522-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal settlements

Article R523-2

The administrative authority mentioned in article R. 523-1 forwards the proposed settlement to the public prosecutor within three months of the closure of the official report establishing the offence.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Measures following controls

Article R532-1

If you disregard the provisions of an order issued pursuant to articles L. 521-17 ou L. 521-25 : 1° Manufacturing, importing, exporting, placing on the market free of charge or against payment, holdin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article R612-4

…are free to accept or refuse his proposed solution;2° That participation in mediation does not exclude the possibility of recourse to a court;3° That the solution may differ from the decision that wou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consumer mediation assessment and monitoring committee

Article R615-6

…d down in articles R. 612-1 to R. 612-5. The list specifies for each mediator: 1° Its name, contact details and website address; 2° The language or languages in which requests for mediation may be sub…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Joint representation action

Article R622-2

The power of attorney shall be in writing. It shall expressly state its purpose and confer on the approved national consumer association the power to carry out all procedural acts on behalf of the con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article R721-7

In the event of a property seizure, where the forced sale of a debtor's property has been ordered and the commission refers the matter to the judge responsible for the property seizure for the purpose…

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