In the event of the dissolution of the approved national consumer association, a change of corporate purpose or withdrawal of approval, consumers may give a mandate to another approved national consumer association to continue the proceedings.
The document initiating proceedings shall contain, on pain of nullity, in addition to the particulars required by law, the name of the approved national association, its registered office, the body which legally represents it and the surname, forenames and address of each of the consumers on whose behalf it is acting. Copy of the approval order issued pursuant to the provisions of article R. 811-2 is attached to the document…
The notice of appeal and the statement of appeal shall contain, on pain of nullity, in addition to the particulars required by law, the name of the approved national association, its registered office, the body which legally represents it and the identity of the consumers on whose behalf it is acting.
The decision is notified to the approved national consumer association, which informs its constituents without delay and in any event within the time limits for appeals. The time limit for exercising an appeal starts from the notification to the association.
The group action provided for in Article L. 623-1 shall be brought in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure , subject to the following provisions.
The court with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the defendant lives. The Paris judicial court shall have jurisdiction where the defendant lives abroad or has no known domicile or residence.
In addition to the information prescribed in articles 56 and 752 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the summons shall expressly set out, on pain of nullity, the individual cases presented by the association in support of its action. Copy of the approval order issued pursuant to the provisions of article R. 811-2 is attached to the summons.
The application shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to ordinary written proceedings before the judicial court. The appeal is heard in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 905 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
The regulated legal professions to which the person whom the associations may associate pursuant to article L. 623-13 are lawyers and bailiffs.
The judge finds that the conditions of admissibility mentioned in Article L. 623-1 are met.
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