Article L623-32 of the French Consumer Code
November 7, 2023
Any clause the object or effect of which is to prohibit a consumer from taking part in a group action shall be deemed unwritten.
Any clause the object or effect of which is to prohibit a consumer from taking part in a group action shall be deemed unwritten.
Any breach of the information obligations mentioned in articles L. 616-1 and L. 616-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for an individual and up to €15,000 for a legal entity under the conditions set out in the Chapter II of Title II of Book V.
For the application of articles L. 614-1 à L. 614-4 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: “Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the online settlement of consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC” are replaced by the words: “the rules in force in mainland France under the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the…
For the application of article L. 616-2 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: “Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the online settlement of consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC” are replaced by the words: “the rules in force in mainland France under the provisions of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No…
In the collectivities covered by article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, locally representative consumer associations may also act, under the same conditions as the associations mentioned in Article L. 623-1.
The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 623-1 to L. 623-9 and L. 623-11 to L. 623-32 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 623-10 Resulting from the loi…
Overindebtedness is characterised by a manifest inability to pay all debts, both professional and non-professional, that are due and payable. The mere fact of owning one’s principal residence, the estimated value of which on the date on which the overindebtedness application is filed is equal to or greater than the amount of all business and non-business debts due and to fall due, does not prevent the person from being characterised…
The provisions of this book shall also apply to debtors of French nationality in a situation of overindebtedness domiciled outside France and who have contracted professional and non-professional debts with creditors established in France.
The provisions of this Book shall not apply where the debtor is subject to the procedures instituted by Book VI of the Commercial Code. These same provisions do not prevent the application of article L. 670-1 of the same code.
Unless the creditor agrees, the following are excluded from any remission, rescheduling or write-off: 1° Maintenance debts; 2° Financial compensation awarded to victims as part of a criminal conviction; 3° Debts originating from fraudulent manoeuvres committed to the detriment of the social protection bodies listed in article L. 114-12 of the Social Security Code; 4° Tax debts for which the duties due have been sanctioned by the non-remissible increases mentioned…
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