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to do so shall incur a fine of 200,000 to 20,000,000 CFA francs, without prejudice to any
other penalties established by the legislation in force.
Article 431-48
The provisions of Article 431-44 of the present Law shall apply to any failure to fulfill
the obligation to inform the consumer, as set out in Article 10 of the Law on Electronic
Transactions.
Article 431-49
The refusal by an electronic provider of goods or services to reimburse the sums received
from a consumer who exercises his right of retraction shall be punishable by a prison
term of six (6) months to one (1) year and/or a fine of 200,000 to 2,000,000 francs.
Article 431-50
Anyone who deceives a buyer as to the identity, nature or origin of a good sold, by
fraudulently supplying a good other than the one ordered and paid for by the consumer,
shall be punished with a prison term of one (1) month to one (1) year and/or a fine of
500,000 to 10,000,000 francs.
CHAPTER VI: OFFENSES RELATING TO ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING
Article 431-51
Anyone who disregards the conditions set out in Article 15 of the Law on Electronic
Transactions for benefiting from promotional offers and for participation in promotional
competitions or games, where these offers, competitions or games are presented digitally,
shall be punished with a prison term of six (6) months to two (2) years and/or a fine of
100,000 to 500,000 francs.
Article 431-52
Anyone who creates advertising material, in particular promotional offers, such as
discounts, bonuses or gifts, and promotional competitions or games distributed by
electronic mail in violation of Article 14 of the Law on Electronic Transactions shall be
punished with a prison term of six (6) months to two (2) years and/or a fine of 100,000 to
500,000 francs.
CHAPTER VII: INTERFERENCE WITH PROPERTY
Article 431-53
Misappropriation of information from another person shall be regarded as theft.
Article 431-54
Where an offense is committed through a computer system, the sentence may not be
suspended.
Article 431-55