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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to credit institutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions

Article L754-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-5

The following are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in article L. 351-6, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for the fungibility of appropriations

Article L1434-8

I.-The resources allocated to the regional health agency to finance actions aimed at health promotion, health education and the prevention of illness, disability and loss of autonomy may not be alloca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5

The definition of the usury rate is set out in articles L. 314-6 to L. 314-9 of the French Consumer Code, reproduced below: "Art. L. 314-6- A usurious loan is any contractual loan granted at an overal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate

Article L313-4

Articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-5, L. 341-48-1 and L. 341-49 of the French Consumer Code set out the rules governing the overall effective rate for loans.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 20: Exemptions.

Article R4534-156

The ministers responsible for labour and agriculture may, by decision taken on the report of the labour inspector and after consulting the Conseil d'orientation des conditions de travail, authorise te…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-6

For the application of article L. 351-5 : 1° The references to the Insurance Code and to the training certificate issued for persons responsible for providing borrowers with explanations of loans are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article L351-1

Failure to comply with any of the obligations mentioned in the first, second, third and last paragraphs of II of article L. 312-1-1 and, where the customer is an individual acting for non-business pur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Interest rates

Article L341-48

Where a conventional loan is usurious, excessive collections under articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-9 are automatically deducted from the normal interest due at the time and, subsidiarily, from the princip…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Accessibility obligations

Article L311-14

Professionals must ensure that the transactions and services they provide to their customers are accessible, in accordance with the requirements set out in article L. 412-13 of the French Consumer Cod…

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