Understanding functions
French laws on products in general and traceability:
The manufacturer or service provider is bound by the following obligations:
- Designing a product in compliance with the safety standards that may legitimately be expected (Art. 1604 of the French Civil Code, Art. 1386-4 of the French Civil Code, Art. L 221.1 of the French Consumer Code)
- Information due to the purchaser concerning recommendations, instructions for use and warnings against the dangers of the product
- Accessory to the obligation to deliver under article 1604 of the French Civil Code.
- Resulting from Art. L 111-1 of the French Consumer Code, for sales to consumers.
- Resulting from Art. L. 221-1-2. of the Consumer Code below
- Article L221-1-2 of the French Consumer Code: Obligation to follow up.
(inserted by Ordonnance nº 2004-670 du 9 juillet 2004 art. 5 I Journal Officiel du 10 juillet 2004)
I. - The person responsible for placing the product on the market shall provide the consumer with useful information enabling him to assess the risks inherent in a product during its normal or reasonably foreseeable period of use and to guard against them, when these risks are not immediately perceptible to the consumer without adequate warning.
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