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Article L242-49 of the French Consumer Code

Any breach of article L. 224-112 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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Article L242-50 of the French Consumer Code

Any failure to comply with article L. 224-113 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person. This fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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Article L251-1 of the French Consumer Code

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, shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: ARTICLES APPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 218-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 218-2 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of…

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Article L252-1 of the French Consumer Code

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues aux articles L. 252-2 et L. 252-3, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans leur rédaction indiquée dans la colonne de droite du même tableau : APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 222-1 to L. 222-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016…

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Article L252-2 of the French Consumer Code

In the absence of adaptation, references made, by provisions of the articles mentioned in Article L. 252-1, to provisions which are not applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in particular with regard to insurance and mutual insurance, are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable locally.

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Article L252-3 of the French Consumer Code

For the application of article L. 222-10 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The words: “mentioned in article L. 224-69” are replaced by the words: “or group of contracts, concluded for consideration, by which a professional grants a consumer, directly or indirectly, a right or service to use timeshare goods, or concerning long-term holiday products, or to resell or exchange such rights or services”; 2° A paragraph is added…

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Article L253-1 of the French Consumer Code

The following shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in Article L. 253-2, the provisions of the article 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 WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 232-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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Article L253-2 of the French Consumer Code

For its application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 232-4 is worded as follows: “Art. L. 232-4 -Where the parties have chosen the law of a State other than France to govern the contract, the court before which that law is invoked is required to set aside its application in favour of the more protective provisions of the law of the consumer’s habitual residence concerning consumer protection in…

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Article L311-1 of the French Consumer Code

For the application of the provisions of this Title, the following are deemed to be: 1° Lender, any person who grants or undertakes to grant credit referred to in this Title in the course of his commercial or professional activities; 2° Borrower or consumer, any natural person who has a relationship with a lender, or a credit intermediary, in the context of a credit transaction carried out or envisaged for…

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Article L312-1 of the French Consumer Code

The provisions of this chapter apply to any credit transaction referred to in 6° of article L. 311-1, whether concluded for valuable consideration or free of charge and, where applicable, to its guarantee, provided that the total amount of credit is equal to or greater than 200 euros and less than or equal to 75,000 euros.

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