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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article L521-2

The injunction referred to in Article L. 521-1 may be advertised in accordance with conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. In this case, the trader is informed of the nature and terms o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-9

Authorised officials may demand that they be provided with the resources they need to carry out their checks.They may also require any packaging to be opened.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-12

…ingement, the authorised officers may take a sample of the goods or a copy thereof to be used as evidence. A report will be drawn up when a sample is taken.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-16

…ale of goods and the provision of services over the internet, authorised agents may use an assumed identity.The conditions under which they carry out their findings are specified by decree in the Cons…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-27

Conditioned products, objects or equipment shall be left in the custody of their holder or, failing that, deposited in a room designated by the authorised agents..

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-30

Seizures may be made following on-site findings or laboratory testing or analysis of a sample taken.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-37

The liberties and detention judge may order the release of the consignment measure at any time.It is de jure in all cases where the authorised agents have noted the conformity of the consigned goods o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-12

Where there is evidence to cast doubt on the conformity of the product to the requirements in force relating to consumer health and safety or to the general safety obligation defined in article L. 421…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-13

If the checks ordered pursuant to article L. 521-12 before the set deadline, the administrative authority may have this done automatically at the expense of the operator. The sum deposited shall be us…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-7

…ocedure or separate procedures, several administrative penalties have been imposed on the same offender for concurrent breaches, these penalties shall be enforced cumulatively.

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