Section 2: Abuse of weakness

It is prohibited to abuse a person’s weakness or ignorance in order to induce them, by means of home visits, to enter into commitments in cash or on credit in any form whatsoever, where the circumstances show that the person was not in a position to appreciate the scope of the commitments they were entering into or to detect the tricks or devices used to persuade them to enter into…

It is prohibited to abuse a person’s weakness or ignorance in order to obtain commitments:1° Either as a result of canvassing by telephone or fax;2° Or as a result of a personalised solicitation, without such solicitation necessarily being by name, to visit a place of sale, made at home and accompanied by the offer of particular advantages;3° Or on the occasion of meetings or excursions organised by or for the…

It is prohibited to abuse a person’s weakness or ignorance in order to obtain, without any real consideration, sums in cash or by transfer, bank or postal cheques, payment orders by payment card or credit card or securities, within the meaning of article 529 of the Civil Code.