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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-85

…r for a third party before expiry of the withdrawal periods defined in articles L. 224-79 to L. 224-81 and the actual conclusion of contracts. For the resale contracts mentioned in 3° of article L. 22…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-81

If the consumer simultaneously signs a timeshare contract and an exchange contract, a single withdrawal period applies to both contracts.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-87

With regard to the long-term holiday product contracts mentioned in article L. 224-70, payment shall be made in accordance with a staggered payment schedule from which no exceptions may be made. Payme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-84

The trader may not, directly or indirectly, pass on to the consumer exercising his right of withdrawal any costs, including those relating to any services provided prior to the exercise of his right o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-88

Where payment of the price is made in whole or in part by means of credit granted to the consumer by the trader or through a third party, the exercise by the consumer of his right of withdrawal from t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Public policy provisions

Article L224-89

The provisions of this section are of public order.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 216-1 to L. 216-6 relating to delivery, supply and transfer of risk, is liable to an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,00…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-8

In all written advertising, regardless of the medium used, the information relating to the annual percentage rate of charge, its fixed, variable or revisable nature, the total amount owed by the borro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-8

Natural persons convicted of the offences punishable under Articles L. 242-5 to L. 242-7-1 shall also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down in ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8 ter

…ice of the profession of their members and operating in accordance with the provisions of loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 modifiée sont personnellement soumis à l'impôt sur le revenu pour la part de…

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