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Article L531-5 of the French Consumer Code

In the event of conviction for offences punishable under articles L. 531-3 and L. 531-4, the court may also order: 1° That the decision be displayed and distributed in accordance with the conditions set out in the article 131-35 of the Penal Code; 2° The broadcasting of one or more messages. The judgment shall set out the terms of these messages and how they are to be disseminated and shall…

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Article L531-6 of the French Consumer Code

Without prejudice to any other penalties incurred, where the non-compliance of a product with the regulations has been established by a test or analysis, carried out following the taking of a sample pursuant to this book, the person responsible for placing the product on the market or, where applicable, any other person responsible for the non-compliance shall bear, as a penalty imposed by the administrative authority, the costs of sampling,…

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Article L532-1 of the French Consumer Code

Failure to comply within the allotted time with an injunction relating to offences or breaches found with the powers mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7, is liable to an administrative fine in an amount not exceeding: 1° For a natural person: €1,500 and for a legal entity: €7,500, where the infringement or failure that justified the injunction measure is punishable by a fine no greater than…

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Article L532-2 of the French Consumer Code

Failure to comply within the allotted time with an injunction relating to offences or breaches found with the powers mentioned in article L. 511-15 is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. The fine may be increased to 30,000 euros where the products or services concerned present or are likely to present a danger to public health or consumer safety.

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Article L532-3 of the French Consumer Code

Failure to carry out measures ordered pursuant to articles L. 521-4 to L. 521-16 and L. 521-19 to L. 521-22 is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. The fine may be increased to 30,000 euros where the products or services concerned by these measures present or are likely to present a danger to public health or consumer safety.

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Article L532-5 of the French Consumer Code

Failure to comply with the measures ordered or to be applied to electronic addresses notified pursuant to article L. 521-3-1 is punishable by the penalties laid down in 1 of VI of Article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy.

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Article L541-1 of the French Consumer Code

The following shall apply to the sworn agents of New Caledonia mentioned in Article 86 of Organic Law n° 99-209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L. 541-2 and L. 541-3, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE…

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Article L541-2 of the French Consumer Code

The provisions mentioned in Article L. 541-1 are applicable to New Caledonia subject to the following adaptations: 1° A l’article L. 512-2, the words: “and breaches are recorded” are replaced by the words: “are recorded”; 2° In Article L. 512-4, the second sentence is deleted; 3° In article L. 512-7, the words: or the breach and or a breach are deleted; 4° In Article L. 512-13, the words: “or a…

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Article L541-3 of the French Consumer Code

For application in New Caledonia: 1° In article L. 512-6, the word: “large” is replaced by the word: “first”; 2° In article L. 512-14, the words: “and establishments and bodies placed under the control of the State and local authorities as well as in companies granted concessions by the State, regions, departments and communes” are replaced by the words: “of the local authority, Provinces and communes”; 3° Financial penalties incurred…

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