Section 1: Liquidation

The prior declaration of a liquidation sale, provided for in article L. 310-1, shall mention the identity or corporate name of the seller, the name, address and unique identification number of the commercial establishment concerned, as well as the reason, start date and duration of the liquidation. It shall be signed by the seller or by a person authorised to represent him. This declaration shall be drawn up in accordance…

The declaration shall be accompanied by the following documents: 1° Any document justifying, according to the reason for the request, the prospect of a cessation of trade, a seasonal suspension, a change of activity or a substantial change in operating conditions and, in particular, in the case of planned works, the corresponding estimate(s); 2° A detailed inventory of the goods concerned by the liquidation operation including at least the following…

The declaration receipt provided for in article R. 310-3 shall mention the identity or corporate name of the declarant, the name, address and unique identification number of the commercial establishment concerned by the liquidation, as well as the reason, the start date and its duration. It must be dated. It shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex 3-2 to this book.

Information at the point of sale is provided by the declarant throughout the duration of the clearance sale by displaying a copy of the declaration receipt issued by the town hall that is legible from the public highway. For establishments selling by mail order, the information contained in article A. 310-3 are brought to the attention of consumers.

In the event of a change in the date of the liquidation operation under the conditions provided for in article R. 310-6, a copy of the letter informing the mayor of the postponement shall be displayed at the place of sale alongside the copy of the declaration receipt for the initial file under the conditions provided for in Article A. 310-4. For establishments practising distance selling, the date of the…

Any advertisement relating to a clearance operation shall mention the date of the declaration receipt and the nature of the goods to which the operation relates if it does not concern all of the establishment’s products. .