Section 4: Online sales of corrective lenses and corrective ocular contact lenses

The website for the online sale of corrective lenses and corrective ocular contact lenses includes and displays in a legible and comprehensible manner:

1° A hypertext link to the legislation and regulations applicable to optics and eyewear ;

2° A hypertext link to the website address of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé mentioned in Article L. 5311-1, giving access to the reporting procedure provided for in Article L. 5212-2 ;

3° The information provided for in Article 19 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004, both for the company in charge of the distance-selling activity and for the opticians practising within this structure or in association with it;

4° The registration number, pursuant to Article L. 4362-1, or, in the case of service provision, the declaration number, pursuant to Article L. 4362-7, obtained from the competent authority by the optician(s) mentioned in 3° ;

5° The following statement: "A free estimate will be provided prior to the conclusion of the sale. "The terms and conditions relating to this estimate, in particular how long it is to be kept, are laid down by order of the Minister responsible for consumer affairs;

6° A personal space, made available to the patient, protected by secure access, dedicated to his exchanges and transactions, and which in particular allows the purchaser to request advice from an optician and to send :

a) Either a dematerialised copy of the medical prescription prescribing the products requested ;

b) Or a sworn statement justifying that the sale of the products requested is not subject to a medical prescription;

7° A statement informing the patient that the proof of purchase, which will be given to him on delivery, will specify the optician who examined his request;

8° Access to the contractual stipulations;

9° The retention period for data relating to transactions carried out, in particular medical data, set by order of the Minister for Health;

10° An up-to-date representation of the packaging of corrective ocular contact lenses;

11° Precautions for use of the corrective ocular contact lenses, corrective lenses and frames, including any warnings and recommendations issued by the manufacturer;

12° The selling price expressed in euros, inclusive of all taxes;

13° The amount of delivery costs, when the order is paid for.