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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-26

When the borrower disposes of financial securities, priority is given to withdrawing them from the securities of the same type borrowed on the earliest date. Subsequent purchases of securities of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-24

When financial securities are loaned by a company, they are deducted in priority from securities of the same type acquired or subscribed to on the most recent date.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-41

If the lessor causes the lessee to subscribe or receives acceptance of the offer from the lessee without it bearing a date or if it bears a false date such as to lead to the belief that it was given a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-34

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, in the cases provided for in Articles L. 341-37, L. 341-38, L. 341-40 and L. 341-41, the lender or lessor may be deprived of the right to interest, i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative penalties

Article L341-44-1

Failure by the lender to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles L. 313-30 to L. 313-32 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a le…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-40

It is an offence for the lender to cause the borrower or the declared guarantors to subscribe to, or to receive from them, acceptance of the offer without the offer bearing a date or in the event that…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-44

Natural persons guilty of offences punishable under articles L. 341-37, L. 341-38 and L. 341-40 to L. 341-43 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-35

When the sum paid in advance by the purchaser has not been repaid under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 313-41, the sum due shall bear interest at half the legal rate…

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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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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-36

When the sum paid in advance by the lessee has not been returned under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 313-62 for a hire-purchase contract and a sale with a promise t…

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