Article L221-2 of the French Consumer Code
November 8, 2023
Excluded from the scope of this chapter are:
Excluded from the scope of this chapter are:
The provisions of sections 2, 3, 6 of this chapter applicable to relations between consumers and professionals, are extended to contracts concluded off-premises between two professionals provided that the subject of these contracts does not fall within the scope of the principal activity of the professional solicited and that the number of employees employed by the latter is less than or equal to five.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to contracts for the supply of water, gas or electricity where they are not packaged in a delimited volume or in a specific quantity, and to the supply of district heating. They also apply to contracts for the supply of digital content without a physical medium.
I.-Prior to the conclusion of a contract for the sale of goods or the provision of services, digital content or digital services, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information in a legible and comprehensible manner:
If the trader has not complied with his obligations to provide information concerning the additional charges mentioned in article L. 112-3 and 8° of Article L. 221-5, the consumer is not liable for payment of these costs.
The burden of proving compliance with the information obligations mentioned in this section lies with the trader.
In the case of a contract concluded off-premises, the trader shall provide the consumer, on paper or, subject to the consumer’s agreement, on another durable medium, with the information provided for in article L. 221-5. This information is written in a legible and comprehensible manner.
The trader shall provide the consumer with a dated copy of the off-premises contract, on paper signed by the parties or, with the consumer’s agreement, on another durable medium, confirming the express commitment of the parties. This contract includes all the information set out in article L. 221-5. Where applicable, the contract shall mention the consumer’s express agreement to the supply of digital content without a physical medium before expiry…
The trader may not receive any payment or consideration, in any form whatsoever, from the consumer before the expiry of a period of seven days from the conclusion of the off-premises contract. However, the following are not subject to the provisions of the first paragraph: 1° Home subscriptions to daily publications and similar publications within the meaning of the article 39 bis du code général des impôts; 2° Successive performance…
Any unsolicited visit by a trader to a consumer’s home with a view to selling products or providing services is prohibited where the consumer has made it clear and unambiguous that he does not wish to be the subject of such a visit. .
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