Information measures ordered pursuant to the provisions of article L. 623-7 include, in addition to any other information required by the judgment: 1° A reproduction of the operative part of the decision; 2° The contact details of the person with whom each consumer has indicated that he or she wishes to join the group and, where applicable, of the association that is to be informed; 3° The form, content and…
Subscription to the group shall be made by any means enabling receipt to be acknowledged, in accordance with the procedures determined by the judge.In particular, it shall contain the consumer’s surname, first names, place of residence and, where appropriate, an e-mail address at which the consumer agrees to receive information relating to the proceedings.It shall specify the amount claimed in compensation for the loss claimed, having regard to the provisions…
Consumers likely to belong to the group, but who have not joined within the time limit set by the judge pursuant to article L. 623-8 and under the conditions set out in article R. 623-17, are no longer eligible to claim compensation under the group action and are not represented by the claimant association.
The power of attorney for the purposes of compensation given to the association by virtue of the consumer’s membership of the group is equivalent to the power to carry out on the consumer’s behalf all procedural acts and steps with a view to obtaining compensation for the individual loss suffered by the consumer and falling within the scope of the group action brought by that association, in particular for the…
The consumer may terminate the mandate at any time. He must inform the association of this by any means that allows receipt to be acknowledged, and the association will notify the professional without delay. Revocation of the mandate entails renunciation of membership of the group.
A consumer who has not been compensated by the trader, and who has not provided the relevant documents in support of his claim before the expiry of the time limit set by the judge for referring to him claims for compensation which have not been granted by the trader, shall be deemed to have renounced his membership.
Each association shall open with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations an account specific to the consumer group defined by the judge pursuant to article L. 623-4. Any sum received under article L. 623-10 is immediately filed by the association acting on the basis of article L. 623-1 on the account mentioned in the first paragraph. Only the association holding the account is authorised, under its own responsibility, to make…
The maintenance of accounts opened pursuant to article R. 623-23 may give rise to management fees collected by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.
Difficulties that arise during the implementation of the judgment on liability are, pursuant to article L. 623-19, submitted to the “juge de la mise en état” before the expiry of the time limit set for consumer compensation. This time limit is suspended until the Pre-Trial Judge’s decision. The order of the Pre-Trial Judge is not subject to appeal.
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