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Article L217-28 of the French Consumer Code

Where the consumer asks the guarantor, during the term of the legal guarantee or the commercial guarantee granted to him on the purchase or repair of a good, for a repair covered by that guarantee, any period of immobilisation suspends the guarantee that was still running until the delivery of the repaired good.

This period runs from the time of the consumer’s request for action or from the time the good in question is made available for repair or replacement, if this starting point is more favourable to the consumer.
This period runs from the date of the consumer’s request for service or from the date the goods in question are made available for repair or replacement, if this starting point is more favourable to the consumer.
The guarantee period is also suspended when the consumer and the guarantor enter into negotiations with a view to an amicable settlement.

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Article L217-28

Lorsque le consommateur demande au garant, pendant le cours de la garantie légale ou de la garantie commerciale qui lui a été consentie lors de l’acquisition ou de la réparation d’un bien, une remise en état couverte par cette garantie, toute période d’immobilisation suspend la garantie qui restait à courir jusqu’à la délivrance du bien remis en état.


Cette période court à compter de la demande d’intervention du consommateur ou de la mise à disposition pour réparation ou remplacement du bien en cause, si ce point de départ s’avère plus favorable au consommateur.


Le délai de garantie est également suspendu lorsque le consommateur et le garant entrent en négociation en vue d’un règlement à l’amiable.

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