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3. Comparative tests
Comparative testing is an asset for sufficiently powerful consumer organizations, as it gives them solid expertise in consumer products and services, enabling them to feed their consumer advocacy work by generating their own data. They also enable them to draw up very precise purchasing recommendations for the general public, thereby influencing markets. These trials meet precise specifications and can take from 9 to 18 months to complete.
3.1 Def inition
Comparative tests published in consumer magazines such as Que Choisir and 60 millions de consommateurs in France (as well as the French-language Test-achats in Belgium and J'achète Mieux in Switzerland) are carried out according to specifications specific to these organizations, which differentiate them...
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Bibliography
Websites
Institut national de la consommation institutional website http://www.conso.net
60 millions de consommateurs magazine website of the Institut national de la consommation (French consumer institute) http://www.60millions-mag.com
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Standards and norms
- Supplier-user relations – Product comparison tests – Basic principles - AFNOR NF X50-005 - 08-75
- Supplier-user relations – Comparative product test results - AFNOR NF X 50-006 NF X50-006 - 08-93
- Online consumer reviews – Principles and requirements for collecting, moderating and reporting online consumer reviews - AFNOR NF Z74-501 - 07-13
Regulations
Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 3, 2001 on general product safety
Right of reply in the press: the right of reply in the press is governed by article 13 of the law of July 29, 1881 on freedom of the press.
Right of reply on the Internet: the right of reply on the Internet is governed by article 6, IV...
Directory
French consumer associations approved by the public authorities to represent consumers in public consultation bodies and to take legal action (2016)
ADEIC – Association for consumer protection, education and information http://www.adeic.fr
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