The terms of contracts offered by professionals to consumers must be presented and drafted in a clear and comprehensible manner. In the event of doubt, they shall be interpreted in the sense most favourable to the consumer. However, the provisions of this paragraph are not applicable to proceedings brought on the basis of article L. 621-8.
I.-The general terms and conditions applicable to consumer contracts shall mention, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree: 1° The nature of the advantage provided by the consumer within the meaning of articles L. 217-1 and L. 224-25-2 instead of or in addition to a price; 2° The existence, implementation conditions and content of legal guarantees, in particular the legal guarantee of conformity for goods, digital content and…
When any written contract is concluded, the consumer shall be informed by the trader of the possibility of having recourse, in the event of a dispute, to the consumer mediation procedure under the conditions laid down in Title I of Book VI.
The provisions of this chapter shall also apply to contracts concluded between professionals and non-professionals.
In contracts concluded between professionals and consumers, terms are unfair if their purpose or effect is to create, to the detriment of the consumer, a significant imbalance between the rights and obligations of the parties to the contract. Without prejudice to the rules of interpretation set out in articles 1188, 1189, 1191 and 1192 of the Civil Code, the unfairness of a term is assessed by reference, at the time…
The provisions of article L. 212-1 are also applicable to contracts concluded between professionals and non-professionals.
Where the contract is concluded by electronic means and relates to a sum equal to or greater than an amount set by decree, the professional contracting party shall ensure that the writing recording it is kept for a period determined by that same decree and shall guarantee access to it to his co-contracting party at any time if the latter so requests.
Unless otherwise stipulated, for any contract for the sale or provision of services concluded between a trader and a consumer, sums paid in advance are deposits, within the meaning of the article 1590 of the Civil Code.In this case, each of the contracting parties may renege on their commitment, the consumer losing the deposit, the professional returning twice as much.
Where the contract of sale relates to movable property, any sum paid in advance of the price, irrespective of the nature of the payment and the name given in the deed, shall bear interest at the legal rate in civil matters from the expiry of a period of three months from the date of payment until delivery, without prejudice to the obligation to deliver, which shall remain unaffected.Where the contract…
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to special orders based on quotations or to sales of products the manufacture of which is undertaken to the buyer’s special order.
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