Article L132-16 of the French Consumer Code
November 8, 2023
Any contract concluded as a result of an unlawful commercial practice mentioned in article L. 121-12 is null and void.
Any contract concluded as a result of an unlawful commercial practice mentioned in article L. 121-12 is null and void.
The violation of the prohibition mentioned in article L. 121-12 is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the basis of the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the offence.
Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under article L. 132-17 are prohibited, for a period of up to five years, from directly or indirectly engaging in commercial activity. Corporate entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions provided for in the Article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, of the offence punishable under Article L. 132-17 shall incur, in addition to the fine in accordance with the procedures set out in…
The fact of carrying out a “snowball” sale or service or any similar process defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 121-15 is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the basis of the last three annual turnover figures known…
Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 132-19 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed, or to engage in a commercial or…
Any breach of the obligations relating to the consumer assistance telephone number mentioned in article L. 121-16 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity.
Any breach of the obligation to obtain the consumer’s express consent under the conditions set out in article L. 121-17 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.
Infringement of the prohibition on recovery costs mentioned in article L. 121-21 is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the basis of the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the offence.
Any advertiser who disseminates or causes to be disseminated advertising that is prohibited under the conditions set out in article L. 121-22 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal entity.
An administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal person shall be imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2018 on addressing unjustified geographic blocking and other forms of discrimination based on the nationality, residence or place of establishment of customers in the internal market…
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