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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic offers and promotions

Article L122-10

The provisions of articles L. 122-8 and L. 122-9 are applicable to advertising, offers, competitions or games aimed at professionals.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-6

For the application of articles L. 132-2 and L. 132-3 the court may ask both the parties and the advertiser to provide all relevant documents.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L132-10

A contract concluded as a result of an aggressive commercial practice mentioned in articles L. 121-6 and L. 121-7 is null and void.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Advertising of regulated commercial transactions

Article L132-24

Any advertiser who disseminates or causes to be disseminated advertising that is prohibited under the conditions set out in article L. 121-22 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-2

Any breach of the obligation to provide information on the period of availability of spare parts referred to in article L. 111-4 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L131-7

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 112-8 is subject to an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed 75,000 euros for a natural person and 1% of turnover excluding tax achieved in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2

The misleading commercial practices referred to in Articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in prop…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11

The aggressive commercial practices referred to in articles L. 121-6 and L. 121-7 are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-17

The violation of the prohibition mentioned in article L. 121-12 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the bene…

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