Section 2: Commercial guarantee

The sector referred to in III of article L. 217-24 is the sector of retail trade in household appliances in specialised shops listed under codes 47.54 and 47-54 Z of division 47 of section G of the nomenclature of French activities. .

The professional’s application referred to in I of article L. 217-24 shall be submitted to the regional directorate or the directorate for the economy, employment, labour and solidarity of the region where the applicant has established his registered office or his establishment. Where the applicant’s registered office is located outside France, the application is submitted to the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control.

The application shall be submitted on a form and shall include all the information and supporting documents needed to assess whether the trader is covered by the provisions of article L. 217-24. If the application is incomplete, the competent directorate shall ask the applicant to provide the necessary additional information. If the application is incomplete, the competent directorate shall invite the applicant, in the same manner as the application, to…

The department referred to in article R. 217-7 formally takes a position on the factual situation described by the applicant, within two months of the date of receipt of the application or the necessary additional information. Its decision is notified to the applicant.

In the case provided for in 3° of II of article L. 217-24, the department mentioned in article R. 217-7 notifies the professional of his new formal position, at least two weeks before it takes effect.

The application referred to in Article R. 217-7, the list of additional information referred to in Article R. 217-8 and the notification of the formal position or new formal position of the management referred to in Article R. 217-7, shall be filed or sent by any means that provides proof of the date of receipt.