Chapter I: Approval of associations

Consumer protection associations may be approved after receiving the opinion of the public prosecutor.The conditions under which these associations may be approved, taking into account their representativeness at national or local level, as well as the conditions under which this approval may be withdrawn, shall be laid down by decree.

Authorisation may only be granted to associations that are independent of all forms of professional activity. However, associations emanating from consumer cooperative societies, governed by the loi du 7 mai 1917 ayant pour objet l’organisation du crédit aux sociétés coopératives de consommation, peuvent être agréées si elles satisfont par ailleurs aux conditions qui sont fixés en application de L. 811-1.