BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

I.-Any advertisement aimed at the consumer, broadcast on any medium or visible from outside the point of sale, mentioning a price reduction or promotional price on perishable food products must specify the nature and origin of the products offered and the period during which the offer is maintained by the advertiser. The indication relating to origin shall be in characters of a size equal to that of the price indication….

I. – For perishable agricultural products or products from short production cycles, live animals, carcasses or for fishery and aquaculture products, included on a list established by decree, a distributor or service provider may only benefit from discounts, rebates and refunds or provide for payment for services rendered in connection with their resale, suitable for promoting their marketing and not falling under the obligations of purchase and sale, or services…

With the exception of products intended to be sold on a farm on a physical wholesale market by the producer or producer organisation, fresh fruit and vegetables intended for sale or resale to a professional established in France must, when transported on national territory, including within the confines of markets of national interest, be accompanied by an order form drawn up by the buyer or by a contract concluded with…

I.-For agricultural products or food products comprising one or more agricultural products, where the indicators listed in the ninth paragraph of III of Article L. 631-24 and in Articles L. 631-24-1 et L. 631-24-3 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or, where applicable, any other available indicators, including those drawn up by the Observatoire de la formation des prix et des marges des produits alimentaires, the general terms…

Buyers of perishable agricultural and food products mentioned in 1° of II of Article L. 441-11 may not cancel an order within a period of less than thirty days. However, for a sector of activity, for a category of purchasers, for a product or a category of products, this period may be reduced, in accordance with procedures laid down by decree, when, having regard in particular to the method of…

The unlawful obtaining, use or disclosure of business secrets, within the meaning of articles L. 151-4, L. 151-5 and L. 151-6, by a purchaser of agricultural and food products is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for an individual and €375,000 for a legal entity. The maximum fine incurred is increased to €150,000 for a natural person and €750,000 for a legal entity if the breach is…

The refusal by any person engaged in production, processing, distribution or service activities to comply with a request made by one of the parties for written confirmation of the terms of a contract not concluded in writing and relating to agricultural and food products is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and €375,000 for a legal person. The maximum fine incurred is increased…

I.-For food products and products intended for pet food for which the general terms and conditions of sale are subject to I of article L. 441-1-1, a written agreement concluded between the supplier and his buyer sets out the reciprocal obligations to which the parties have committed themselves at the end of the commercial negotiation, in compliance with articles L. 442-1 and L. 442-3. This agreement is drawn up either…