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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Termination of the transaction

Article L315-23

When the lender is led to request the cancellation of the contract, it may demand the immediate repayment of the capital paid in, as well as the payment of accrued interest.Until actual settlement, th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-4

…312-92, shall forfeit the right to interest. In the event that the annual percentage rate of charge determined in accordance with articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-4, the lender may be deprived of the right…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Account overdrafts

Article L341-20

…341-1 to L. 341-9 and L. 341-12 to L. 341-18 apply to credit granted in the form of an overrun as defined in 11° of article L. 311-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-25

…3-7, the second paragraph of article L. 313-24 or the second paragraph of Article L. 313-64, may be deprived of the right to interest, in the proportion set by the judge, up to an amount not exceeding…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-38

A failure by the lender or lessor to comply with one of the obligations set out in article L. 313-55 for a hire-purchase and sale contract with a promise to sell, is punishable by a fine of 150,000 eu…

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Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-49

…also liable to a ban, in accordance with the terms set out in the Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social activity in the exercise or o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L354-4

The following are applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in articles L. 354-1 and L. 354-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L314-29

Where the lender provides the borrower with information and documents via a secure personal space on the internet, the lender shall make the borrower aware of the existence and availability of such in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-7

…using revolving credit set out in the provisions of articles L. 312-68, L. 312-69 and L. 312-70 is deprived of the right to interest, in full or in the proportion set by the judge.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-17

The fact that the seller or service provider, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 312-53, not to reimburse the sums due to the buyer, is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros.

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