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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-19

When the overindebtedness commission sends a letter by ordinary post, it may also send it by fax or electronically. In this case, the technical process used must ensure the authentication of the sende…

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

Article R721-1

The debtor sends or submits the request for treatment of his overindebtedness situation to the secretariat of the commission.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group membership

Article R623-17

…shall be made by any means enabling receipt to be acknowledged, in accordance with the procedures determined by the judge.In particular, it shall contain the consumer's surname, first names, place of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article R623-13

…ociation or, where there is more than one, to one of them, within the time limit and in the manner determined by the judge.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to civil disputes

Article R631-1

Civil disputes arising from the application of this Code shall, where the amount of the claim does not exceed €5,000, be governed by the rules relating to referral by application in accordance with th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-17

…rd by the commission pursuant to the provisions of article L. 712-8 send their request by ordinary letter or hand it in to the Commission secretariat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Status of the consumer ombudsman

Article R613-1

…ng out the mediation shall be replaced.The mediator may not receive any instructions from the parties.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge

Article R713-10

The decisions of the protection litigation judge are immediately enforceable.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
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
Subsection 2: Suspension of eviction orders

Article R722-10

The judgment ruling on an application to suspend an expulsion order is subject to appeal.

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