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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-38

Natural persons found guilty of offences punishable under articles L. 242-36 and L. 242-37 also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 13…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-22

Where the seller or service provider has not reimbursed the consumer under the conditions set out in Article L. 224-62, the sum due shall automatically bear interest at the legal interest rate plus ha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-39

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-96 and to the texts adopted for its application is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Sports and leisure equipment, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L242-50

Any failure to comply with article L. 224-113 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person. This fine is impos…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-34

The provisions of article L. 224-98 are stipulated on pain of nullity of the contract.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-37

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in article L. 224-99 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-36

Failing to provide the customer with a copy of the contract provided for in article L. 224-97 or delivering a contract that does not comply with the provisions of article L. 224-98 is punishable by tw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L320-1

Public auctions of movable property are governed by this Title, subject to the provisions specific to the sale of certain intangible movable property.Sales of edibles and objects of little value, at p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Commercial distribution networks

Article L341-1

All contracts concluded between, on the one hand, a natural person or a legal entity governed by private law that groups together traders, other than those mentioned in Chapters V and VI of Title II o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L320-2

Public auctions are sales involving a third party, acting as agent for the owner or his representative, to offer and award an item to the highest bidder following a competitive bidding process that is…

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