Commissaire de Justice in France: The Bailiff Explained
In France the huissier de justice is now the commissaire de justice. What a French bailiff serves, enforces, and records, and the limits on the role.
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France Consumer Rights
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France Consumer and Debt Rights: A Guide to the Law
French consumer and debt law: faulty-goods guarantees, refunds, the commissaire de justice, payment orders, wage garnishment, and over-indebtedness.
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Hidden Defects in France: The Vice Cache Warranty (Especially for Used Cars)
The vice cache warranty lets French buyers undo a sale or cut the price for a hidden defect, within 2 years of discovery. Key for used cars.
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How to Get a Refund on an Online Purchase in France
Refunds on online orders in France: the 14-day right of withdrawal, the two-year legal guarantee, non-delivered orders, and why chargeback is not a right.
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Injonction de Payer: France Payment Order Explained
The injonction de payer is how a French creditor gets an enforceable title for an unpaid debt: the procedure, the 1-month opposition window, and next steps.
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Saisie sur Salaire: Wage Garnishment in France (2026)
How wage garnishment (saisie sur salaire) works in France: the 2026 seizable-pay brackets, the protected RSA floor, and the new commissaire de justice route.
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Surendettement in France: The Banque de France Over-Indebtedness Procedure
How the French surendettement procedure works: who can file with the Banque de France commission, what filing freezes, and the two possible outcomes.
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The 14-Day Right of Withdrawal in France (Droit de Retractation)
The droit de retractation gives French buyers 14 days to cancel an online or distance purchase, no reason needed. When it applies, exceptions and refunds.
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The Legal Guarantee of Conformity in France (Garantie Légale de Conformité)
The garantie legale de conformite gives French buyers a free, mandatory 2-year guarantee on faulty goods, and differs from vice cache. How it works.
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