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EU: approved dispute-resolution bodies
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Find an approved ADR body in the seller's country when direct negotiation fails.
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EU consumer-rights action planner
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Get a concrete route.
Check the likely rule, see what evidence matters, generate a formal notice, and open the right official complaint service for your case.
No account Answers are not stored Official rules reviewed 25 Sept 2026
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A few details change the legal route
Build your case
Includes goods that fail, differ from the description, or lack promised updates.
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Your action file
What to collect before complaining
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Receipt, invoice or order confirmation
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Photos/video and the date the fault first appeared
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Serial number and product description
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All seller messages in date order
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Repair reports, collection receipts and failed-solution evidence
Personalised escalation
Use these places—not a generic contact form.
Start with the seller in writing. If that fails, use the routes below in order; each card explains what it can actually do.
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Formal notice generator
Send a claim that preserves the important facts.
The text adapts to the problem, country, stage and remedy. It stays on this device.
The 10-working-day response request is practical, not a fabricated statutory deadline.
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Subject: Formal consumer claim — [product/service] Dear [company name], I am notifying you of the following issue concerning the transaction dated [date]: [description of the problem] I request repair, free of charge and within the applicable statutory or reasonable period. Please confirm the solution and implementation date in writing within 10 working days. This requested response period does not replace any statutory deadline. If no adequate solution is provided, I will retain this notice for an official complaint, ADR, ECC-Net assistance or the competent court. Yours faithfully, [name] [contact details]
How the result was calculated
Deadlines and remedy order, in plain language.
Every rule and escalation route links to a public authority. The former EU ODR platform is not suggested because it closed on 20 July 2025.