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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and scope of application

Article R711-1

The rules relating to the effects of a referral to the over-indebtedness commission on requests for an ex gratia remission or a waiver of payment that may be granted by the tax collection authorities…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R712-10

The commission shall adopt rules of procedure.These rules shall determine the documents which must be sent to the members of the commission prior to its meeting. They also set out the operating rules,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Examination of the admissibility of the application

Article R722-1

The commission examines the admissibility of the application and issues a reasoned decision. The decision on admissibility is notified to the debtor, the creditors, the payment institutions and the cr…

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Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article R733-16

The clerk's office shall summon each of the parties to the contestation hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Measures following controls

Article R542-1

…the regional director of the economy, employment, labour and solidarity and to the director of the departmental directorate responsible for population protection are replaced by the reference to the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Joint representation action

Article R622-3

…jurisdiction by reason of the amount of the claim and the rate of jurisdiction at last instance are determined, for all claims, by the highest of them.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings and rules of procedure

Article R623-2

The court with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the defendant lives. The Paris judicial court shall have jurisdiction where the defendant lives abroad or has no known domicile or re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings and rules of procedure

Article R623-4

…udicial court. The appeal is heard in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 905 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for damage and settlement of disputes

Article R623-23

Each association shall open with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations an account specific to the consumer group defined by the judge pursuant to article L. 623-4. Any sum received under article L. 6…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for damage and settlement of disputes

Article R623-24

…ounts opened pursuant to article R. 623-23 may give rise to management fees collected by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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