French Consumer Code

If the checks ordered pursuant to article L. 521-12 before the set deadline, the administrative authority may have this done automatically at the expense of the operator. The sum deposited shall be used to pay the expenses thus incurred. This sum and any claims by the State arising from inspections carried out ex officio benefit from a lien ranking pari passu with that provided for in the article 1920 du…

Where the information provided for in article L. 423-1 are insufficient, the administrative authority may order by decree, within a time limit that it shall set, that they appear on the products, on their packaging or in the documents accompanying them. The administrative authority may order by decree, within a time limit that it shall set, that they appear on the products, on their packaging or in the documents accompanying…

The costs resulting from the implementation of the measures provided for in article L. 521-14 shall be borne by operators designated by decree.

If it is established that a product has been placed on the market without having been the subject of the authorisation, registration or declaration required by the regulations applicable to that product, the administrative authority may order by decree the suspension of its placing on the market and its withdrawal until it has been brought into compliance with the regulations in force.

In the event of serious or immediate danger, the Minister responsible for consumer affairs and the minister(s) concerned may, by joint order, suspend for a period not exceeding one year the manufacture, import, export or placing on the market, whether free of charge or for a consideration, of a product and order its withdrawal from all places where it is found or its destruction when this is the only way…

The Minister responsible for consumption or the minister(s) concerned may issue warnings to manufacturers, importers or distributors and ask them to bring the products they offer to the public into compliance with safety rules and then to submit them for inspection, within a specified period and at their own expense, by a body offering guarantees of independence, competence and impartiality appearing on a list set by ministerial order or, failing…