Section 6: Specific procedures for group actions in the field of competition

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…

The action provided for in Article L. 623-1 may not be brought after a period of five years from the date on which the decision referred to in Article L. 623-24 is no longer subject to appeal.

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 623-7, the judge may order provisional enforcement of the judgment referred to in Article L. 623-4 with regard to advertising measures only, to enable consumers to make their declarations within the allotted timeframe.