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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 to sell or offer nitrous oxide, including to a person of legal age, in the public houses mentioned in articles L. 3331-1, L. 3334-1 and L. 3334-2 and in tobacco shops.

It is also prohibited to sell and distribute any product specifically intended to facilitate the extraction of nitrous oxide in order to obtain psychoactive effects.

Violation of the prohibitions set out in this article is punishable by a fine of €3,750.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L3611-3

Il est interdit de vendre ou d’offrir à un mineur du protoxyde d’azote, quel qu’en soit le conditionnement. La personne qui cède un produit contenant un tel gaz exige du cessionnaire qu’il établisse la preuve de sa majorité. Les sites de commerce électronique doivent spécifier l’interdiction de la vente aux mineurs de ce produit sur les pages permettant de procéder à un achat en ligne de ce produit, quel que soit son conditionnement.

Il est interdit de vendre ou d’offrir du protoxyde d’azote, y compris à une personne majeure, dans les débits de boissons mentionnés aux articles L. 3331-1, L. 3334-1 et L. 3334-2 ainsi que dans les débits de tabac.

Il est également interdit de vendre et de distribuer tout produit spécifiquement destiné à faciliter l’extraction de protoxyde d’azote afin d’en obtenir des effets psychoactifs.

La violation des interdictions prévues au présent article est punie de 3 750 € d’amende.

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