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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General information

Article L313-6

…of clear and comprehensible general information on the credit agreements referred to in Article L. 313-1. The credit intermediary also ensures that the same information is always available. This infor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Usury rates

Article L314-6

…tegories of transactions for loans to individuals not falling within the scope of 1° of Article L. 313-1 or not constituting a credit transaction for an amount in excess of 75,000 euros intended to fi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising

Article L312-60

Advertising concerning the advantages of any kind offered by the card associated with a revolving credit indicates to the borrower the terms and conditions under which this card allows payment to be m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract and compulsory information

Article L312-64

When a revolving credit facility is opened, a credit agreement, on paper or any other durable medium, must be drawn up for the conclusion of the initial credit and, under the same conditions, for any…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article L312-63

Retailers offering a programme with benefits of any kind and including credit also offer the consumer another programme with benefits of any kind not linked to credit.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L342-6

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 342-2 to L. 342-5 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other product-related offences

Article L413-6

It is forbidden to remove, mask, alter or fraudulently modify in any way whatsoever the names, signatures, monograms, letters, figures, serial numbers, emblems, signs of any kind affixed to or incorpo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Services and products other than agricultural, forestry, food or seafood products

Article L433-6

Any reference to certification in the advertising, labelling or presentation of any product or service, as well as on the commercial documents relating thereto, shall be accompanied by clear informati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-6

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 452-5 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Penal Cod…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Deception

Article L441-6

…to ensure the compliance of this terminal with the essential requirements mentioned in Article L. 34-9 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code.

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