3. Criminal liability under ordinary law
The French Penal Code identifies three specific offences in this area. These are endangering the life of others, poisoning and, finally, manslaughter and involuntary bodily harm.
3.1 Endangerment of the person
The legislator's intention was to punish inadmissible behavior even though no damage was caused. Article 223-1 of the French Penal Code stipulates that "the act of directly exposing another person to an immediate risk of death or injury likely to result in permanent mutilation or infirmity, through the manifestly deliberate violation of a particular obligation of safety or caution imposed by law or regulation, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 francs".
This offence is targeted by plaintiffs suffering...
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References
French and European regulations
Civil Code – articles 1386-1 et seq.
Consumer Code.
Loi du 1 er août 1905 relative à la répression des fraudes dans la vente des marchandises et des falsifications des denrées alimentaires et des produits agricoles.
Council Directive of 1 September 1984 concerning...
Organizations
Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes.
Ministry of Agriculture DGAC.
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