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Legal notices on the French websites

The legal mentions are the information that allows the Internet user to identify you.

The legal mentions are part of the mandatory mentions on any professional website in France and must be easily accessible.

They can be inserted in your general conditions of sale (GTC) or in a dedicated page.

Required information

Identity of the company: company name, legal form, address of the registered office and amount of share capital. If you are a sole trader, you must provide your name, first name and address.

Registration number in the RCS (Registre du commerce et des sociétés) or RM (Répertoire des métiers)

Mail and phone number to contact your company

VAT identification number

Identity of the host: Company in charge of storing on its servers the data of the website: name or company name, address and phone number

If you have a regulated activity subject to authorization (e.g. pharmacy or liquor store): name and address of the authority that issued the authorization

Identity of the company: company name, legal form, address of the registered office and amount of share capital. If you are a sole trader, you must provide your name, first name and address.

Registration number in the RCS (Registre du commerce et des sociétés) or RM (Répertoire des métiers)

Mail and phone number to contact your company

VAT identification number

Identity of the host: Company in charge of storing on its servers the data of the website: name or company name, address and phone number

If you have a regulated activity subject to authorization (e.g. pharmacy or liquor store): name and address of the authority that issued the authorization

Required information

Failure to comply with this information obligation is punishable by 1 year’s imprisonment and a 75,000 fine for sole proprietorships (including micro-entrepreneurs). The fine is increased to 375 000 for companies (SARL, SA, SAS, etc.).

French online regulations

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