French Consumer Code

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.