{"id":4356,"date":"2012-06-01T20:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T20:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregorydamy.niceavocats.fr\/?p=4356"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:07:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:07:47","slug":"genuine-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregorydamy.niceavocats.fr\/en\/genuine-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Real or fake sale?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_mask_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_mask_style=&#8221;wave&#8221; background_mask_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.08)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||6px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/gregorydamy.niceavocats.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/store-3867742_1280-2.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;store-3867742_1280-2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Amiri||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\"><span>How do you tell the difference between real and \u201cfake\u201d sales?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span>What are the\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0merchants&#8217; obligations during the sales?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span>Seasonal sales<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>Seasonal sales\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0can take place during two periods of up to six weeks each during the year.\u00a0These are the winter sales and the\u00a0summer\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/entreprendre.service-public.fr\/vosdroits\/F24037\"><span>sales .\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span>The dates are set at national level, but different dates may be scheduled in certain tourist or border departments: this measure has been put in place to take into account the seasonality of sales or sales periods starting earlier in a neighboring country.\u00a0On the Internet, seasonal sales can only take place on dates set at national level.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span>Obligations of traders<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>Sales can only relate to products that have been in stock for 30 days.\u00a0Traders cannot therefore sell collections from previous years.\u00a0They are also prohibited from restocking during this sales period.\u00a0Merchants are not required to discount all of their products, but must clearly distinguish between discounted and non-discounted items.\u00a0Must be indicated in addition to the reduced price or the percentage of reduction, the price &#8220;crossed out&#8221;, that is to say the price serving as a reference for the calculation of the announced reduction.\u00a0A sale item must also benefit from the same legal guarantees: hidden defects, after-sales service, etc.\u00a0Warranty limitations on sale products are illegal.\u00a0All these obligations also apply to Internet sales.Destocking operations, private sales and promotions<\/span><br \/><span>Outside sales periods, merchants can carry out destocking operations or promotions.\u00a0But they are prohibited from using the term \u201csales\u201d.\u00a0On the other hand, there is a real freedom on the products and the duration of these promotions or these destockings.\u00a0Traders must nevertheless comply with price display obligations: the reference prices, the reductions announced, as well as the duration of the promotional operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gregorydamy.niceavocats.fr\/\"><span>DAMY law firm<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0, Nice, True or false sale?\u00a02022 Update<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you tell the difference between real and \u201cfake\u201d sales?\u00a0What are the\u00a0\u00a0merchants&#8217; 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