Title III: JUDGE'S JURISDICTION

Civil disputes arising from the application of this Code shall, where the amount of the claim does not exceed €5,000, be governed by the rules relating to referral by application in accordance with the provisions of articles 756 to 759 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Civil disputes arising from the application of this code may be subject to the procedure defined by articles 1425-1 to 1425-9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

The consumer may bring the matter either before one of the courts having territorial jurisdiction under the Code of Civil Procedure, or before the court for the place where he resided when the contract was concluded or when the harmful event occurred.

When imposing a sentence, the judge may, even of his own motion, for reasons of equity or the economic situation of the professional convicted, charge him in full with the proportional recovery or collection fees provided for in the article L. 111-8 du code des procédures civiles d’exécution.