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Article L623-24 of the French Consumer Code

Where the breaches of which the trader is accused concern compliance with the rules defined in Title II of Book IV of the Commercial Code or Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the professional may only be held liable in the context of the action mentioned in Article L. 623-1 only on the basis of a decision handed down against the professional by the competent national or European Union authorities or courts, which establishes the breaches and which is no longer subject to appeal in respect of the part relating to the establishment of the breaches.

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Article L623-24

Lorsque les manquements reprochés au professionnel portent sur le respect des règles définies au titre II du livre IV du code de commerce ou des articles 101 et 102 du traité sur le fonctionnement de l’Union européenne, la responsabilité du professionnel ne peut être prononcée dans le cadre de l’action mentionnée à l’article L. 623-1 que sur le fondement d’une décision prononcée à l’encontre du professionnel par les autorités ou juridictions nationales ou de l’Union européenne compétentes, qui constate les manquements et qui n’est plus susceptible de recours pour la partie relative à l’établissement des manquements.

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