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Article R3323-4 of the French Public Health Code

In pubs, restaurants and hotels, equipment, crockery and objects of any kind strictly reserved for the operation of the establishment, for the use of staff during their professional activities and for that of customers during their visit or stay in the establishment, may evoke the name of an alcoholic beverage. In this case, they may not be sold or given to the public free of charge.

The terraces of public houses located on the public domain are considered to be an extension of the establishment.

Advertising on parasols may only include the name of a producer or distributor of an alcoholic beverage, or the brand name of such a beverage, to the exclusion of any slogan, by means of an inscription not exceeding one third of the surface area of the parasol.

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Article R3323-4

Dans les débits de boissons, restaurants et hôtels, les matériels, la vaisselle et les objets de toute nature strictement réservés au fonctionnement de l’établissement, à l’usage du personnel pendant ses activités professionnelles et à celui de la clientèle lors de son passage ou de son séjour dans l’établissement, peuvent évoquer le nom d’une boisson alcoolique. Dans ce cas, ils ne peuvent être ni vendus, ni remis à titre gratuit au public.

Les terrasses des débits de boissons implantées sur le domaine public sont considérées comme une extension de l’établissement.

La publicité figurant sur les parasols ne peut comporter que le nom d’un producteur ou d’un distributeur de boisson alcoolique, ou la marque d’une telle boisson, à l’exclusion de tout slogan, au moyen d’une inscription n’excédant pas le tiers de la surface du parasol.

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