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

Article L131-1

Any breach of the pre-contractual information obligations mentioned in 1° to 4° and 6° of article L. 111-1 and articles L. 111-2 and L. 111-3 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Rental investment giving entitlement to a tax reduction

Article L122-23

…he acquisition of housing intended for rental and likely to benefit from the provisions of articles 199 tervicies, 199 sexvicies and 199 novovicies of the French General Tax Code: 1° Provides a reason…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Use of the term "reconditioned

Article L122-21-1

The conditions under which a trader may use the terms "reconditioned" or "reconditioned product" shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Infant formulae

Article L122-15

Manufacturers and distributors are prohibited from providing infant formulae, samples of these products or any other promotional gifts to the public free of charge, whether directly or indirectly thro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic offers and promotions

Article L122-8

Advertisements and in particular promotional offers, such as discounts, premiums or gifts, as well as competitions or promotional games, sent by electronic mail, must be clearly and unequivocally iden…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Comparative advertising

Article L122-5

The advertiser on whose behalf the comparative advertisement is disseminated must be able to prove within a short period of time the material accuracy of the statements, indications and presentations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Advertising lotteries

Article L121-20

Once they are unfair within the meaning of article L. 121-1, commercial practices implemented by professionals with regard to consumers, in the form of promotional operations aimed at awarding a prize…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Abuse of weakness

Article L121-8

It is prohibited to abuse a person's weakness or ignorance in order to induce them, by means of home visits, to enter into commitments in cash or on credit in any form whatsoever, where the circumstan…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-2

A commercial practice is misleading if it is committed in any of the following circumstances: 1° Where it creates confusion with another good or service, a trade mark, trade name or other distinguishi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article L212-1

…f the parties to the contract. Without prejudice to the rules of interpretation set out in articles 1188, 1189, 1191 and 1192 of the Civil Code, the unfairness of a term is assessed by reference, at t…

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