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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article D312-26

…revolving credit and amortising credit (Articles L. 312-62 and D. 312-26 of the French Consumer Code) For the purchase... [Specify the good(s) or service(s)] (*), you are requesting finance of... €.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R314-20

For the application of the provisions of article R. 314-20, the information document includes a table comparing the financial characteristics of the loans being considered for consolidation with the f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R312-32

…g to overdrafts repayable within a period of more than one month and not more than three months 1. Identity and contact details of the lender/credit intermediary Lender Address Telephone number (*) Em…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

…ual information for home loansEUROPEAN STANDARDISED INFORMATION SHEET (ESIS)PART AThe text of the model below is reproduced as it appears in the ESIS. The information in square brackets is replaced by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
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Article Annexe à l'article R314-3

…ence of loans, on the one hand, and repayments and charges, on the other. The basic equation, which defines the annual percentage rate of charge (APR), expresses on an annual basis the equality betwee…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R314-6

For the purposes of article R. 314-6 du code de la consommation, the following terms are defined: Post-counted commission: commission invoiced to the customer at the end of the period in respect of ad…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 170

…income tax, any person liable to that tax is required to complete and send to the administration a detailed declaration of their income and profits, their family expenses and the other elements neces…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 768

The automated national criminal record, which may include one or more processing centres, is kept under the authority of the Minister of Justice. It receives, as far as persons born in France are conc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…th a subsidy from the National Urban Renewal Agency, pursuant to 3° and 5° of Article L. 831-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitation or by means of financing provided for in l'article R. 372-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-7

…stablishments may entrust a third party with the examination of applications and the preparation of decisions to award financial assistance and benefits that they assume or institute. II. - Local auth…

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