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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R314-3

PART I: Basic equation expressing the equivalence 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), exp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I A: Observatory of prices, margins and incomes in overseas France

Article L910-1 A

In the collectivities covered by article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, an observatory of p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Register of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article Annexe à l'article R134-1

The data and information recorded, according to their availability, in the processing known as the Register of unavailable books of the twentieth century are as follows: 1. First names and surnames or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1 A: Steering policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article L5214-1 A

The State is responsible for steering employment policy for the disabled. In conjunction with the public employment service, the regions responsible for the regional public vocational training service…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R224-5

TYPICAL FORM FOR WITHDRAWAL PRECIOUS METAL PURCHASE (The font size used may not be smaller than a 12-point font size) (To withdraw, you can use this model withdrawal form or any other unambiguous writ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

Conditions for teaching air diving in the natural environmentSURVEY AREASMINIMUM DIVER SKILLSSKILLSminimum of the person supervising the groupMAXIMUM NUMBERof the group(not including the person superv…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R312-14

Contractual conditions relating to hire with option to purchase The credit agreement includes the following information: I.-Object and parties to the contract:1.1. The name or company name and address…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article D312-26

Information document Presentation of financing proposals: 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)…

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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 R312-5

European standardised pre-contractual consumer credit information "A loan commits you and must be repaid. Check your ability to repay before committing yourself. "1. Identity and contact details of th…

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