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Article L521-23 of the French Consumer Code

In the event of serious or immediate danger and where the provision of services is not regulated pursuant to Book IV, the administrative authority shall take the necessary emergency measures by order. If necessary, it may suspend the provision of services for a period not exceeding three months, renewable under the same conditions.It may make the resumption of the provision of services subject to inspection by a body which it…

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Article L521-27 of the French Consumer Code

Test or analysis reports, opinions or other documents justifying the measures, including those drawn up or collected in the context of the investigation of offences, may be communicated to the person to whom the measures provided for in this chapter are addressed. .

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Article L522-1 of the French Consumer Code

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs is the competent authority for imposing administrative fines for breaches of the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7 and failure to comply with injunctions relating to breaches established with the powers mentioned in the same articles.

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Article L522-2 of the French Consumer Code

The administration’s action for the sanction of a breach punishable by an administrative fine exceeding €3,000 for a natural person or €15,000 for a legal person shall lapse after three years have elapsed from the day on which the breach was committed if, within that period, no action has been taken with a view to investigating, ascertaining or sanctioning the breach.

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Article L522-3 of the French Consumer Code

The limitation period for the administration’s action to sanction a breach punishable by an administrative fine not exceeding €3,000 for a natural person or €15,000 for a legal person is one completed year from the day on which the breach was committed and is completed according to the distinctions specified in Article L. 522-2.

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Article L522-5 of the French Consumer Code

Before any decision is taken, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs shall inform the respondent in writing of the sanction envisaged against it, indicating that it may be assisted by counsel of its choice and inviting it to present, within a period specified by the decree referred to in Article L. 522-10, its written observations and, where appropriate, its oral observations. After this period, it may, by…

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