France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls

France is implementing a strict ban on unsolicited telemarketing calls to protect citizens from intrusive sales practices. Companies and individuals face significant fines for violating the new regulations, which require prior consumer consent.
A woman using a laptop computer and making a phone call SIGRID OLSSON/PHOTOALTO / PHOTONONSTOP / SIGRID OLSSON/PHOTOALTO / PHOTONONSTOP France will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls next week 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 enters into force on Tuesday, August 11.
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