With inflation hitting France for a few weeks already, purchasing power is at the heart of many discussions. Starting with those of the deputies. The bill concerning purchasing power was voted on Friday, July 22 in the morning, after many discussions. In a rare moment of unanimity, MPs almost all voted in favor of the measure called “3-click termination”. Concentrated in articles 7, 8 and 9 of the bill, this measure aims to facilitate the process of terminating a subscription or contract.
Indeed, according to a 2021 Ipsos survey, 40% of French people pay for a subscription that they do not use. The reason is simple: the steps to take to unsubscribe or terminate a contract are complex and sometimes illegible, to the point that some prefer to throw in the towel. And this, despite a large sum of money at stake.
To compensate for this impressive percentage of people giving up on the difficulty of the termination process, the government wanted to offer a simplification tool. Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the bill will push and above all oblige operators offering contracts and subscriptions to put in place a simple and readable termination mechanism. They stipulate in particular that “the termination of an insurance contract must be as easy as the subscription”. The aim for the consumer is to have the possibility of “easily terminating a contract concluded electronically” so as not to be “captive” of any operator offering a subscription or a contract.
The termination of online subscriptions in 3 clicks has just been voted unanimously by the National Assembly within the framework of the purchasing power law. The French will now have the option of switching subscriptions much more easily. It’s the power of choice pic.twitter.com/r3eb2GJyKZ
This measure of “termination in 3 clicks” will be effective from 2023 and will be applicable for all daily contracts such as subscriptions to magazines, to the Internet, but also to gas and electricity.
