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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article R112-4

…mentioned in article R. 112-1 notifies the applicant of its formal position by any means that provides proof of its date of receipt. The agents mentioned in article L. 511-5 are responsible for makin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibited commercial practices

Article R121-1

In the event that the premiums mentioned in article L. 121-19 are made up of objects distributed with the aim of meeting environmental requirements, these objects are fully recyclable, whether they ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article R211-5

Where, pursuant to 1° of I of article L. 211-2, a consumer provides the trader with an advantage instead of or in addition to a price, the trader shall explain the nature of this advantage by setting…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-1

In contracts concluded between professionals and consumers, terms which have as their object or effect: the following are irrebuttably presumed to be unfair, within the meaning of the provisions of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-2

In contracts concluded between professionals and consumers, are presumed to be unfair within the meaning of the provisions of the first and fifth paragraphs of article L. 212-1, unless the trader can…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-5

The provisions of articles R. 212-1 to R. 212-4 are also applicable to contracts concluded between professionals and non-professionals.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article D215-3

After filling in or confirming the headings provided for in article D. 215-2, the consumer accesses, before notifying the trader of his termination, a page which provides a summary of his termination…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of information

Article D217-3

…ract referred to in article L. 217-21 entered into in connection with the sale of a good shall include a box in accordance with the model shown in the appendix to article D. 211-2..

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-11

…on of the management referred to in Article R. 217-7, shall be filed or sent by any means that provides proof of the date of receipt.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article R223-4

…solicitation list. It is also solely authorised to update this list according to the registrations, deregistrations and changes of contact details that consumers communicate to it, to receive their co…

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