Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 5122-7, advertising of a medicinal product to the general public may not include any element which :
1° Makes medical consultation or surgical intervention appear superfluous, in particular by offering a diagnosis or recommending treatment by mail order;
2° Suggest that the effect of the medicinal product is guaranteed, that it has no adverse effects, or that it is superior or equal to that of another treatment or medicinal product;
3° Suggest that a normal state of health can be improved by the use of the medicinal product;
4° Suggest that a normal state of health may be affected if the medicinal product is not used; this prohibition does not apply to advertising campaigns for vaccines or medicinal products mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 5122-6;
5° Is aimed exclusively or mainly at children;
6° Refers to a recommendation issued by scientists, health professionals or persons who, although they are neither scientists nor health professionals, may, by virtue of their reputation, encourage the consumption of the medicinal product concerned; or
7° assimilates the medicinal product to a foodstuff, cosmetic product or other consumer product;
8° Suggest that the safety or efficacy of the medicinal product is due to the fact that it is a natural substance;
9° Could lead, through a detailed description of symptoms, to a false self-diagnosis;
10° Misuse, frightening or deceptive visual representations of changes in the human body due to disease or injury;
11° Present the action of the medicinal product in the human body in an excessive or misleading manner;
12° refers to certificates of cure;
13° Insist on the fact that the medicinal product has received marketing authorisation or has been registered;
14° Contain offers of premiums, objects or products of any kind or direct or indirect material benefits of any kind.