Any professional who disregards the prohibitions set out in 1° to 3° of article L. 121-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.
Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 are, where applicable, punishable by the penalties laid down, on the one hand, in articles L. 132-2 to L. 132-9, on the other hand, to articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-12 of the Intellectual Property Code.
Any breach of the obligations mentioned in articles L. 122-8 and L. 122-9 relating to promotional offers and operations by electronic means is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.
If the provisions of articles L. 122-17 and L. 122-18 is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in a manner proportionate to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the offence.
Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under article L. 132-27 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…
In local authorities covered by article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the event of an economic situation where the selling price paid by the producer of perishable agricultural products or products from short production cycles is abnormally low compared with the average price observed during the corresponding period of the previous marketing year, the observatory of…
The rules in force pursuant to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2018 to counter unjustified geographic blocking and other forms of discrimination based on nationality, place of residence or establishment of customers in the internal market, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/ EC are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
The terms of contracts offered by professionals to consumers must be presented and drafted in a clear and comprehensible manner. In the event of doubt, they shall be interpreted in the sense most favourable to the consumer. However, the provisions of this paragraph are not applicable to proceedings brought on the basis of article L. 621-8.
I.-The general terms and conditions applicable to consumer contracts shall mention, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree: 1° The nature of the advantage provided by the consumer within the meaning of articles L. 217-1 and L. 224-25-2 instead of or in addition to a price; 2° The existence, implementation conditions and content of legal guarantees, in particular the legal guarantee of conformity for goods, digital content and…
When any written contract is concluded, the consumer shall be informed by the trader of the possibility of having recourse, in the event of a dispute, to the consumer mediation procedure under the conditions laid down in Title I of Book VI.
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