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Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-1 of the French Consumer Code

Any breach of the pre-contractual information obligations mentioned in 1° to 4° and 6° of article L. 111-1 and articles L. 111-2 and L. 111-3 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity.

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Article L131-1-1 of the French Consumer Code

Any breach of the pre-contractual information obligations mentioned in 5° of article L. 111-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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Article L131-2 of the French Consumer Code

Any breach of the obligation to provide information on the period of availability of spare parts referred to in article L. 111-4 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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Article L131-3 of the French Consumer Code

Any breach of the spare parts availability obligation mentioned in articles L. 111-4 and L. 111-4-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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Article L131-3-1 of the French Consumer Code

Any breach of the obligation to provide the information mentioned in article L. 111-6 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 laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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Article L131-4 of the French Consumer Code

Any breach of the information obligations mentioned in articles L. 111-7, L. 111-7-2 et L. 111-7-3 of this code and in II of the article 15 of law no. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 relating to the status of companies grouping and distributing newspapers and periodical publications shall be liable to an administrative fine of up to 75,000 euros for a natural person and 375,000 euros for a legal entity….

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