In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for an individual and 75,000 euros for a legal entity.
When the fine is imposed following a request for mutual assistance provided for in Article L. 511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws, its amount may be increased to 4% of the average annual turnover, calculated on the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the facts. If no information is available to calculate the fine on the basis of turnover, its amount may not exceed two million euros.
This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.