French Consumer Law
Auteurs : Louis Vogel, Joseph Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
Introduction
Title 1: Advertising
Section 1: EU Law
Section 2: General Rules
I: Scope of application
II: Material element
B: Recklessness or negligence
IV: Sanction
Section 4: Aggressive Commercial Practices
Chapter 2: Other prohibited commercial practices
Title 3: Regulated commercial practices
Part 2: Sale
Part 3: After Sale
174. Abolition of the requirement of bad faith
1 minute de lecture
Originally, Law No 63-628 of 2 July 1963, which only penalized “misleading” advertising, necessarily required proof of bad faith on the part of the advertiser. Law No 73-1193 of 27 December 1973, known as the “Royer” Law, which adopted a broader definition of the offense, abolished the requirement of bad faith. From this date, French law only covered “advertising that is misleading or likely to mi …
