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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distribution of proceeds from assets

Article R742-50

If a letter of notification is returned to the liquidator but cannot be delivered to its addressee, the liquidator shall proceed by way of service.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Closure of proceedings

Article R742-55-1

…L. 714-1, the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 733-17-1 shall apply. The letter provided for in this paragraph shall also include the information provided for in the last two paragraphs…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article R771-4

…of this Title in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin:1° The branch manager of the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer in Guadeloupe is a member of the commission in place of the representat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Approval of associations

Article R811-5

The approval or refusal decision shall be notified within six months of issue of the acknowledgement of receipt.Reasons shall be given for refusal decisions.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Specific recognition of associations

Article R812-3

The list of consumer defence associations benefiting from the specific recognition provided for in Article R. 812-1 is updated and made available to the public on a website run by the Minister for Con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and powers

Article D821-3

…during discussions on European texts that have an impact on French consumer law. The conditions under which these issues are examined are defined in the order laying down the Council's rules of proc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-2

The Director General of the National Consumer Institute determines the amounts of financial aid allocated to the regional consumer technical centres or assimilated regional or interregional structures…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-19

The laboratory is subject to the economic and financial control of the State provided for by the décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat dans les entreprises publiques nationales…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: National Food Council

Article D824-1

The Conseil national de l'alimentation is attached to the Minister for Agriculture, the Minister for Health, the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Consumer Affairs.The Conseil national…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R224-5

…(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 sha…

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