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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article R223-5

The fee paid by professionals to the body mentioned in article R. 223-1 includes: 1° A fixed portion comprising, in addition to the registration fees paid when joining the service, those corresponding…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article R224-9

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-3

A suitable dispensing device is a device which, having regard to the characteristics of the product, makes it possible to preserve its integrity, ensure its conservation, meet the specific requirement…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-6

The sector referred to in III of article L. 217-24 is the sector of retail trade in household appliances in specialised shops listed under codes 47.54 and 47-54 Z of division 47 of section G of the no…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-7

…his registered office or his establishment. Where the applicant's registered office is located outside France, the application is submitted to the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts for the purchase of precious metals

Article R224-5

The detachable form shall conform to the standard form annexed to this code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-15

…II.-For the application of Article L. 111-7-1 to online platform operators whose activity falls under 2° of I of Article L. 111-7, the number of connections is determined with regard to the activity…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-1

…icle L. 120-1, are mass-market products as mentioned in article D. 441-1 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-2

…ning of Article L. 120-1, is a sales method during which the product is packaged and immediately handed over to the consumer by a trader at the point of sale.In cases where the product is likely to pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of the terms "refurbished" and "refurbished product

Article R122-4

…econd-hand product or spare part, within the meaning of article L. 321-1 of the French Commercial Code, may be described as a "refurbished product" or be accompanied by the term "refurbished", provide…

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