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Article R531-2 of the French Consumer Code

The fact of offering for sale or selling, without waiting for the results of an official inspection in progress, goods recognised as not conforming to the regulations or as falsified following the investigation following this inspection is punishable by the penalty laid down for 5th class contraventions.
Recidivism is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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Article R531-2


Le fait de mettre en vente ou de vendre, sans attendre les résultats d’un contrôle officiel en cours, des marchandises reconnues non-conformes à la réglementation ou falsifiées à l’issue de l’enquête consécutive à ce contrôle est puni de la peine prévue pour les contraventions de la 5e classe.
La récidive est réprimée conformément aux articles 132-11 et 132-15 du code pénal.

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