French Consumer Code
In forceI. - The provisions of this article apply to the following products:
1° Single-use materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs that cannot be washed before use;
2° Single-use baby nappies and, among single-use intimate hygiene protection products: periodical sanitary towels;
3° Toilet paper, household paper towels, paper napkins, paper handkerchiefs, cotton wool and other single-use articles of cotton or other vegetable fibres intended for cleansing the face and body or for wiping them, single-use cotton buds ;
4° Perishable foodstuffs which are likely, after a short period, to present a danger to human health;
5° Foodstuffs, other than those mentioned in 8° of Article D. 120-7, which are kept at a temperature of -12°C or less when sold to consumers ;
6° Cosmetic products for which a "challenge test" for preservation and microbiological controls on the finished product are required pursuant to the Commission implementing decision of 25 November 2013 on guidelines for the application of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products;
7° Products that meet the following cumulative conditions:
a) On the one hand, be substances or mixtures subject to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures as well as products covered by Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents ;
b) On the other hand, not belong to the categories of products mentioned in 9° and 10° of Article D. 120-7.
II. - The products mentioned in I may only be sold in bulk when they are sold under the following conditions, taking into account the specific risks associated with their characteristics:
1° Either in assisted service;
2° Or by means of a distribution device suitable for self-service bulk sales.
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