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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-24

…er has not exercised his right of withdrawal and that the creditor has informed the borrower of his decision to grant the credit within a period of seven days. Approval of the borrower is deemed to ha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Information mentioned in the contract

Article L312-28

…om any advertising medium or document, as well as from the information sheet referred to in Article L. 312-12. A box at the beginning of the agreement informs the borrower of the main features of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Default by the borrower

Article L312-39

If the borrower defaults, the lender may demand immediate repayment of the outstanding capital plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Until the date of actual payment, the outstanding sums accrue defau…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Default by the borrower

Article L312-37

When the lender has required the borrower to take out insurance and the borrower has taken out insurance with the insurer of his choice, the insurer shall inform the lender of the borrower's non-payme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Default by the borrower

Article L312-40

In the event of default by the borrower in the performance of a leasing contract accompanied by a promise of sale or a hire-purchase contract, the lender is entitled to demand, in addition to the retu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Free credit

Article L312-43

Any credit transaction for consideration offered at the same time as a free or promotional credit transaction is concluded under the terms of a separate credit agreement, on paper, or any other durabl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-27

…on of the credit agreement, whether these obligations are to be performed by the creditor who concluded the agreement or by credit intermediaries involved in the process of forming the credit agreemen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Borrower information

Article L312-33

Where the lender has required the borrower to take out insurance and the borrower has taken out insurance with the insurer of his choice, the insurer shall inform the lender of any substantial change…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Information mentioned in the contract

Article L312-30

No vendor or service provider may, for the same goods or services, have the same customer sign one or more credit agreements for a total capital amount greater than the value payable on credit of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-23

If the borrower exercises his right of withdrawal, he is no longer bound by the service contract ancillary to the credit agreement.

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