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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-7

…m at his choice by electronic means or by post. In addition to the information mentioned in article L. 224-3, it includes the following information: 1° The date on which the contract takes effect and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-12

…city and natural gas supply bills are presented in accordance with the conditions laid down by an order of the minister responsible for consumption and the minister responsible for energy issued after…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-22

Any draft amendment to the contractual terms and conditions at the initiative of the trader shall be communicated in writing by the trader to the consumer at least one month before it comes into force…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-9

The consumer is entitled to demand that the goods be brought into conformity with the criteria set out in sub-section 1 of this section. The consumer shall request the seller to bring the goods into c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-10

…t major inconvenience to the consumer, taking into account the nature of the goods and the use intended by the consumer. The repair or replacement of non-conforming goods includes, where applicable, t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-23

…guarantee of durability". If he offers such a commercial guarantee of durability, the producer is under a direct obligation to the consumer to repair or replace the goods for the period indicated in t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L221-6

If the trader has not complied with his obligations to provide information concerning the additional charges mentioned in article L. 112-3 and 8° of Article L. 221-5, the consumer is not liable for pa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L221-7

The burden of proving compliance with the information obligations mentioned in this section lies with the trader.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26

…act for the supply of digital content without a physical medium shall not owe any sum if: 1° The trader has not obtained the consumer's prior express agreement to perform the contract before the end o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-3

The rental or sale of files containing telephone data and including the contact details of one or more consumers registered on the opposition to telephone canvassing list is prohibited.

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