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Article L521-1 of the French Consumer Code

When the authorised agents observe a failure or infringement with the powers provided for in this book, they may, after an adversarial procedure, enjoin a professional, by setting a reasonable time limit which they shall determine, to comply with its obligations, to cease any unlawful act or to remove any unlawful or prohibited clause. Any injunction issued pursuant to this article may be accompanied by a daily penalty payment of…

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Article L521-2 of the French Consumer Code

The injunction referred to in Article L. 521-1 may be advertised in accordance with conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. In this case, the trader is informed of the nature and terms of the planned publicity during the adversarial procedure prior to the injunction being issued. The advertising is carried out at the expense of the trader who is the subject of the injunction. If the trader…

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Article L521-3 of the French Consumer Code

Where a trader subject to the provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book II is manifestly unable to comply with his obligations under Article L. 221-15, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may order the trader, for an initial period of no more than two months, which may be renewed for periods of no more than one month: 1° No longer to take any payment…

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Article L521-3-1 of the French Consumer Code

When the authorised officers observe, with the powers provided for in this book, an infringement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7 as well as to the rules relating to the conformity and safety of products from an online interface and the perpetrator of the practice cannot be identified or has not complied with an injunction issued pursuant to Article…

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Article L521-4 of the French Consumer Code

The measures provided for in this section shall be implemented by the competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers and the officers referred to in Article L. 511-22 or by the competent administrative authority.

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Article L521-5 of the French Consumer Code

When, as a result of a failure to comply with the regulations adopted for the application of the provisions of Book IV or a European Union regulation, the operating conditions of an establishment are such that the products manufactured, held or placed on the market present or are likely to present a danger to public health or consumer safety, the authorised officers may order any corrective measures, in particular the…

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Article L521-7 of the French Consumer Code

If it is established that products do not comply with the regulations in force or present or are likely to present a danger to public health or consumer safety, the administrative authority may order by decree one or more of the following measures: suspension of marketing, withdrawal, recall and destruction.

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Article L521-9 of the French Consumer Code

Any operator who has acquired or transferred all or part of the products and who is aware of the decision referred to in article L. 521-7 is required to inform the operator who supplied it with the products and the operators to whom it sold them.

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