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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-21

Before making the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24, and unless it is clear that this is not the case, the creditor or credit intermediary shall ask the borrower whether the purpose of the credit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17-2

If the assigned receivable includes a portion representing a fraction of the cost of the investments, as defined pursuant to Article L. 313-29-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the notifica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for informing the public about the guarantee granted.

Article D313-28

Credit institutions and finance companies shall provide the beneficiaries of the surety undertakings referred to in article D. 313-26, as well as any person who so requests, with all relevant informat…

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

Article R313-25

The indemnity that may be payable by the borrower in the event of early repayment, as provided for in article L. 313-47, may not exceed the value of half a year's interest on the capital repaid at the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-23

…borrower wishes to make use of the option to substitute the insurance contract provided for in article L. 313-30 before the loan offer mentioned in article L. 313-24 is issued, the lender and the dele…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-20

I. - A secured claim within the meaning of article L. 313-42 may only be mobilised in accordance with the provisions of this article up to the limit of the smallest of the following amounts: 1. The ou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

Pursuant to article L. 313-50, the surety guarantee mechanism covers surety commitments granted by a credit institution or finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-24

For the purposes of 2° of I of article L. 513-3, eligible guaranteed loans are those for which a credit institution, finance company or insurance company with equity of at least 12 million euros is a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-27

The following are excluded from any indemnification or assumption of liability by the surety guarantee mechanism: 1° Guarantee commitments made in favour of the following persons: a) Credit institutio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-48

To guarantee payment on maturity of either the amount of the promissory note referred to in article L. 313-42 or the interest attached to this note, the holder of this note may ask the lending institu…

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