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Article L423-4 of the French Consumer Code

Distributors shall refrain from supplying products which they know, on the basis of information in their possession and in their professional capacity, do not meet the safety obligations defined in this Title.
In addition, within the limits of their respective activities, distributors participate in monitoring the safety of products placed on the market by transmitting information concerning the risks associated with these products, by keeping and supplying the documents necessary to ensure their traceability, and by collaborating in actions undertaken by producers and the competent administrative authorities, to avoid risks.

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Article L423-4


Les distributeurs s’interdisent de fournir des produits dont ils savent, sur la base des informations en leur possession et en leur qualité de professionnel, qu’ils ne satisfont pas aux obligations de sécurité définies au présent titre.
En outre, dans les limites de leurs activités respectives, les distributeurs participent au suivi de la sécurité des produits mis sur le marché par la transmission des informations concernant les risques liés à ces produits, par la tenue et la fourniture des documents nécessaires pour assurer leur traçabilité, ainsi que par la collaboration aux actions engagées par les producteurs et les autorités administratives compétentes, pour éviter les risques.

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