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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L511-1

The investigation and detection of the offences and breaches mentioned in this Code shall be carried out in accordance with the authorisations and investigative powers defined in this Book..

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L511-2-1

…cerned as well as the procedures for this signature and the persons who may use it are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other product-related offences

Article L413-8

…d products, held or transported with a view to sale, offered for sale or sold, to affix or use a trademark or service mark, a name, a sign or any indication of such a nature as to lead to the belief,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General safety obligation

Article L421-4

Producers and distributors shall take all appropriate measures to contribute to compliance with all the safety obligations laid down in this Title.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General safety obligation

Article L421-6

…on in the Official Journal of the European Union pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2001/95/EC of 3 December 2001 on general product safety.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L422-2

…ffer for sale, to sell, to distribute free of charge, products the import of which is prohibited by decisions of the European Commission taken pursuant to Article 18 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of…

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Section 4: Judicial protection

Article L431-7

The persons, trade unions and associations mentioned in the first two paragraphs of article L. 431-6 who claim to have been injured by acts prohibited by articles L. 431-2 and L. 431-4 may bring a civ…

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Section 4: Simultaneous use of a trade mark and a method of valuation

Article L432-7

…ne of the methods of recovery mentioned in the article L. 640-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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Section 2: Services and products other than agricultural, forestry, food or seafood products

Article L433-7

…the certification shall be registered as a guarantee mark, in accordance with the legislation on trademarks or service marks.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Adding value to products and services

Article L453-7

Violation of the prohibitions set out in article L. 433-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

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