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Article R531-3 of the French Consumer Code

The amount of the penalty referred to in Article L. 531-6 is equal, up to a limit of 10,000 euros, to the cumulative amount of:

1° Sampling and transport costs, set at a flat rate of 220 euros (including VAT) per sample;

2° Analysis or testing costs incurred by the state laboratory.

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Article R531-3

Le montant de la sanction mentionnée à l’article L. 531-6 est égal, dans la limite de 10 000 euros, au montant cumulé :


1° Des frais de prélèvement et de transport fixés forfaitairement à 220 euros TTC, par prélèvement ;


2° Des frais d’analyse ou d’essai exposés par le laboratoire d’Etat.

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