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Purchase of a new or used vehicle

Verified 16 December 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

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If you want to buy a car, motorcycle or any other motorized device, the seller must provide you with certain information before the sale. The rules change depending on whether the vehicle is new or used.

Purchase of a new vehicle: obligations of the seller
Ministry of Economy
Purchase of a used vehicle: obligations of the seller
Ministry of Economy
Selling or buying a used vehicle: how to secure the transaction?
National Institute of Consumer Affairs (INC)

Consumer Code: Articles L112-1 to L112-9
Prices and conditions of sale
Consumer Code: Articles L131-1 to L131-4
Obligation to provide information
Consumer Code: Articles L216-1 to L216-8
In case of delivery
Consumer Code: Article L454-1
Offense of deceit on goods
Order of 28 June 2000 on consumer information and advertising of motor vehicle prices

Demand that the garage be delivered from his new car
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Seeking redress in case of deception following the purchase of a used car
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Invoking a hidden defect after discovering that his second-hand purchased car has been damaged
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Carte grise (Certificate of Registration)
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