France hits unsolicited telemarketers with $87,000 fine per call, following similar provisions in other European nations

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices.

The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government entered into force Tuesday.
While several countries have tried opt-out systems, France is hoping more muscular obligatory opt-in rules will be more effective.

Individuals who make illegal calls can be fined up to 75,000 euros ($87,000) per call. Companies can face fines of up to 375,000 euros ($435,000) per call.

There are exceptions. Consumers may consent to receive marketing calls, for example by checking a consent box on a form. Companies can contact customers with new commercial offers if they already have a contractual relationship.

People can report unsolicited calls through a government website.

Vilcot noted that an Ireland-based company was fined 6 million euros ($6.9 million) last year for violating France’s previous telemarketing rules by calling people on the no-call list.

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For now, zero calls yesterday and today on my mobile or landline. That could be 4 or 5 a day on each device. So for now, it’s being respected until they find the loophole.

I just got one from Algeria a few minutes ago,  good luck with that fine. 

Prob a scammer rather than telemarketer, no one I know picked up their phones anymore as as sure as eggs is eggs it would be a telemarketer for the 8th time that day,  We send each other exclusively SMSs. 

Now i can uninstall the two apps that kept blocking them