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Article L413-8 of the French Consumer Code

It is prohibited, on natural or manufactured products, held or transported with a view to sale, offered for sale or sold, to affix or use a trademark or service mark, a name, a sign or any indication of such a nature as to lead to the belief, if they are foreign, that they were manufactured in France or that they are of French origin and, in all cases, that they have an origin different from their true French or foreign origin.

However, with the exception of wines, these provisions do not apply when the product bears, in clearly visible characters, an indication of the true origin.

As regards French products, the company name, name and address of the seller do not necessarily constitute an indication of origin.

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Article L413-8

Il est interdit, sur des produits naturels ou fabriqués, détenus ou transportés en vue de la vente, mis en vente ou vendus, d’apposer ou d’utiliser une marque de produits ou de services, un nom, un signe ou une indication quelconque de nature à faire croire, s’ils sont étrangers, qu’ils ont été fabriqués en France ou qu’ils sont d’origine française et, dans tous les cas, qu’ils ont une origine différente de leur véritable origine française ou étrangère.

Toutefois , sauf pour les vins, ces dispositions ne sont pas applicables lorsque le produit porte, en caractères manifestement apparents, l’indication de la véritable origine.

En ce qui concerne les produits français, la raison sociale, le nom et l’adresse du vendeur ne constituent pas nécessairement une indication d’origine.

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