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Article L222-6 of the French Consumer Code

The consumer shall receive, in writing or on another durable medium available to him and to which he has access in good time and prior to any commitment, the contractual terms and conditions as well as the information mentioned in article L. 222-5. They are provided to the consumer in accordance with the legislative and regulatory provisions specific to each product, financial instrument or service offered.
The supplier shall perform his communication obligations immediately after the conclusion of the contract, where the contract has been concluded at the consumer’s request using a means of distance communication which does not allow the pre-contractual and contractual information to be transmitted on paper or on another durable medium. In this case and where the contract relates to a transaction mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 312-84, the supplier is only obliged to provide the consumer with the contractual information.

At any time during the consumer relationship, the supplier is obliged to provide the consumer with the contractual information.
At any time during the contractual relationship, the consumer has the right, if he so requests, to receive the contractual conditions on paper. In addition, the consumer has the right to change the means of distance communication used, unless this is incompatible with the distance contract concluded or with the nature of the financial service provided.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L222-6

Le consommateur reçoit, par écrit ou sur un autre support durable à sa disposition et auquel il a accès en temps utile et avant tout engagement, les conditions contractuelles ainsi que les informations mentionnées à l’article L. 222-5. Elles sont fournies au consommateur conformément aux dispositions législatives et réglementaires spécifiques à chaque produit, instrument financier ou service proposé.


Le fournisseur exécute ses obligations de communication immédiatement après la conclusion du contrat, lorsque celui-ci a été conclu à la demande du consommateur en utilisant une technique de communication à distance ne permettant pas la transmission des informations précontractuelles et contractuelles sur un support papier ou sur un autre support durable. Dans ce cas et lorsque le contrat porte sur une opération mentionnée au premier alinéa de l’article L. 312-84, le fournisseur n’est tenu de communiquer au consommateur que les seules informations contractuelles.


A tout moment au cours de la relation contractuelle, le consommateur a le droit, s’il en fait la demande, de recevoir les conditions contractuelles sur un support papier. En outre, le consommateur a le droit de changer les techniques de communication à distance utilisées, à moins que cela ne soit incompatible avec le contrat à distance conclu ou avec la nature du service financier fourni.

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