It is prohibited, on natural or manufactured products, held or transported with a view to sale, offered for sale or sold, to affix or use a trademark or service mark, a name, a sign or any indication of such a nature as to lead to the belief, if they are foreign, that they were manufactured in France or that they are of French origin and, in all cases, that they have an origin different from their true French or foreign origin.
However, with the exception of wines, these provisions do not apply when the product bears, in clearly visible characters, an indication of the true origin.
As regards French products, the company name, name and address of the seller do not necessarily constitute an indication of origin.