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Article L112-1-1 of the French Consumer Code

I.-Any announcement of a price reduction shall indicate the previous price charged by the trader prior to the application of the price reduction.

This previous price corresponds to the lowest price charged by the trader to all consumers during the last thirty days prior to the application of the price reduction.

Except in the case of the second subparagraph, where a price reduction is applied, the trader must indicate the previous price charged by the trader to all consumers during the last thirty days prior to the application of the price reduction.
By way of exception to the second paragraph, in the case of successive price reductions during a given period, the previous price is that charged before the first price reduction was applied.

This I shall not apply to price reduction announcements relating to perishable products threatened by rapid deterioration.

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II.-These provisions do not apply to transactions whereby a trader compares the prices he displays with those of other traders.

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Article L112-1-1

I.-Toute annonce d’une réduction de prix indique le prix antérieur pratiqué par le professionnel avant l’application de la réduction de prix.


Ce prix antérieur correspond au prix le plus bas pratiqué par le professionnel à l’égard de tous les consommateurs au cours des trente derniers jours précédant l’application de la réduction de prix.


Par exception au deuxième alinéa, en cas de réductions de prix successives pendant une période déterminée, le prix antérieur est celui pratiqué avant l’application de la première réduction de prix.


Le présent I ne s’applique pas aux annonces de réduction de prix portant sur des produits périssables menacés d’une altération rapide.


II.-Les présentes dispositions ne s’appliquent pas aux opérations par lesquelles un professionnel compare les prix qu’il affiche avec ceux d’autres professionnels.

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