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Showing 33813390 of 36396 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-1437 du 5 novembre 2015

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article L314-5

The overall effective rate determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 is mentioned in any written document evidencing a loan agreement governed by this sec…

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Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-52

No compensation or costs other than those mentioned in article L. 313-51 may not be charged to the borrower in the event of default as provided for in this article. However, in the event of default by…

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Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-52

The contract of sale or provision of services is automatically terminated, without compensation: 1° If the creditor has not, within seven days of acceptance of the credit agreement by the borrower, in…

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Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-56

…tial payments and rents taken into account for payment of the price and, on the other hand, the residual value of the property, taking into account the impact of any review clauses that may be include…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-57

The model of the offer referred to in article L. 313-55 is set by order of the Minister for the Economy.

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Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-50

…sh, the seller or service provider shall provide the purchaser with a receipt on paper or any other durable medium equivalent to a receipt and containing the full reproduction of the provisions of art…

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Section 6: Life mortgage

Article L341-53

The provisions of article L. 315-3 are provided for on pain of nullity of the life mortgage loan.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-5

…iding the borrower with a contract satisfying the conditions set out in articles L. 312-64, L. 312-65 and L. 312-66 is deprived of the right to interest.

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Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-5

…tions for determining the overall effective rate and, in the case of a promotional rate, the period during which that rate applies, shall appear in a font size at least as large as that used to indica…

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Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L342-5

A credit intermediary who collects a sum of money in connection with one of the transactions mentioned in article L. 322-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The cou…

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