Paragraph 4: Court-ordered liquidation and compulsory compensation for damages

Claims for compensation which have not been granted by the professional shall be brought before the judicial court, with a view to the hearing set pursuant to the provisions of Article R. 623-8, in the form laid down for incidental claims and within the time limit set by the judge for referring the matter to him, in accordance with Article L. 623-11.

If no claim for compensation has been lodged with the court within the time limit set pursuant to Article L. 623-11, the judge shall declare the proceedings terminated.

The association representing consumers pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 623-20 is deemed to be a creditor within the meaning of articles L. 111-1 and L. 111-2 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures for the compulsory enforcement of a judgment given on the basis of the provisions of Article R. 623-10.

In all acts relating to the judicial liquidation of damages and the compulsory enforcement of the judgment, the association shall specify, in addition to the particulars required by law, on pain of nullity, the identity of the consumers on whose behalf it is acting.