France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls and adds hefty fines

Why it matters

France's ban on unsolicited telemarketing calls with fines is a regulatory consumer-protection measure with limited direct impact on credit markets or professional finance audiences.

Sources

• Fast Company

  France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls and adds hefty fines

  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.…