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Article L3515-3 of the French Public Health Code

I.-A fine of 100,000 euros shall be imposed on : 1° Any direct or indirect propaganda or advertising of tobacco, a tobacco product or the ingredients defined in article L. 3512-1 in breach of the ban laid down in article L. 3512-4 ; 2° Broadcasting a motor sport competition containing direct or indirect tobacco advertising and taking place in a country where tobacco advertising is prohibited, as well as broadcasting,…

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Article L3515-4 of the French Public Health Code

I.-A fine of 45,000 euros shall be imposed: 1° Any tobacco product manufacturer or importer who places a tobacco product on the market without having submitted the declaration defined in Article L. 3512-17 ; 2° Failure by a tobacco product manufacturer or importer to submit a market survey in breach of the provisions of article L. 3512-18; 3° Importing, with a view to selling, distributing or offering free of charge,…

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Article L3515-5 of the French Public Health Code

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of tobacco products, as well as companies, professional organisations or associations representing them, are liable to a fine of €45,000 if they fail to send the annual report provided for in Article L. 3512-7 to the Minister for Health or knowingly omit to make public the expenditure that must be included in the report pursuant to the same article.

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Article L3515-6 of the French Public Health Code

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 3515-3 and L. 3515-4, in addition to the fine, the maximum rate of which is defined in accordance with the procedures set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, are liable to: 1° The suppression, removal or confiscation of the prohibited advertising at…

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Article L3515-7 of the French Public Health Code

Associations whose statutory purpose includes the fight against smoking, which have been duly registered for at least five years at the time of the events, may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of infringements of the provisions of this Title. The same rights may be exercised by the consumer associations referred to in article L. 421-1 of the French Consumer Code and the family associations referred to…

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Article L3611-3 of the French Public Health Code

It is forbidden to sell or offer nitrous oxide in any form to a minor. Any person who sells a product containing nitrous oxide must require the transferee to prove that he or she has reached the age of majority. E-commerce sites must specify that the sale of this product to minors is prohibited on the pages allowing online purchases of this product, regardless of its packaging. It is prohibited…

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Article L3621-1 of the French Public Health Code

A notice indicating the dangerousness of the diverted use of nitrous oxide is, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree, affixed to each unit of packaging for products containing this gas, which may not be marketed without this notice.

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