Legal status of clairvoyance in France

In France, clairvoyance is a lawful activity: since the new Criminal Code came into force in 1994, making a living from fortune-telling is no longer an offense. Practitioners work like any other professional, under a registered business status, and remain subject to the Consumer Code: prices stated upfront, fair advertising, a ban on misleading practices. They cannot guarantee a result or practice medicine illegally, and the Criminal Code punishes fraud and the exploitation of a person’s vulnerability. There is no official psychic diploma.