Once they are unfair within the meaning of article L. 121-1, commercial practices implemented by professionals with regard to consumers, in the form of promotional operations aimed at awarding a prize or an advantage of any kind by means of a draw, whatever the procedures, or by the intervention of a random element, are prohibited. .
It is prohibited for a professional to solicit or collect collection fees from a consumer under conditions contrary to the second paragraph of article L. 111-8 of the code des procédures civiles d’exécution.
Subject to the provisions of article L. 132-24-1, a trader is prohibited from: 1° Blocking or limiting a consumer’s access to its online interface, by using technological or other measures, for reasons relating to the consumer’s place of residence on national territory. A trader shall also be prohibited from redirecting a consumer, for reasons connected with his place of residence, to a version of his online interface which is different…
Any form of advertising or communication offering a discount or reduction that cancels out or reduces for the end consumer the effect of the tax on carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars provided for in a of 4° of the article L. 421-30 du code des impositions sur les biens et services.
Any advertisement that compares goods or services by implicitly or explicitly identifying a competitor or goods or services offered by a competitor is lawful only if:1° It is not misleading or likely to mislead;2° It relates to goods or services that meet the same needs or have the same objective;3° It objectively compares one or more essential, relevant, verifiable and representative characteristics of those goods or services, which may include…
Comparative advertising may not: 1° Take undue advantage of the reputation attached to a trademark or service mark, a trade name, other distinctive signs of a competitor or the designation of origin as well as the protected geographical indication of a competing product; 2° Lead to the discrediting or denigration of the trademarks, trade names, other distinctive signs, goods, services, activity or situation of a competitor ; 3° Cause confusion…
For products benefiting from a protected designation of origin or geographical indication, comparison is only permitted between products each benefiting from the same designation or indication.
It is prohibited to display comparative advertisements as defined in articles L. 122-1 and L. 122-2 on packaging, invoices, travel tickets, means of payment or tickets for access to shows or venues open to the public.
The advertiser on whose behalf the comparative advertisement is disseminated must be able to prove within a short period of time the material accuracy of the statements, indications and presentations contained in the advertisement.
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