Unfair terms are deemed unwritten.The contract remains enforceable in all its provisions other than those deemed unfair if it can survive without such terms.The provisions of this article are of public order.
Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a trader who, in contracts offered to or concluded with consumers or non-traders, continues to use contractual terms in identical contracts that have been deemed unfair, within the meaning of Article L. 212-1 with the exception of its fourth paragraph, by a court decision that has become final with regard to it. The administrative authority responsible…
In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for an individual and 75,000 euros for a legal entity. When the fine is imposed following a request for mutual assistance provided for in Article L. 511-10 relating to…
The absence from contractual documents given to consumers of the information provided for in article L. 211-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.
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