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Article L313-38 of the French Consumer Code

Where the contract for which the loan was requested is not concluded within the period set pursuant to the provisions of article L. 313-36, the borrower shall repay all sums that the lender has already actually paid to him or on his behalf, as well as any interest relating thereto; the lender may only retain or request study fees, the maximum amount of which is set according to a scale determined by decree.

The amount of these charges and the conditions under which they are levied shall appear separately in the offer.

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Article L313-38

Lorsque le contrat en vue duquel le prêt a été demandé n’est pas conclu dans le délai fixé en application des dispositions de l’article L. 313-36, l’emprunteur rembourse la totalité des sommes que le prêteur lui aurait déjà effectivement versées ou qu’il aurait versées pour son compte ainsi que les intérêts y afférents ; le prêteur ne peut retenir ou demander que des frais d’étude dont le montant maximum est fixé suivant un barème déterminé par décret.

Le montant de ces frais ainsi que les conditions dans lesquelles ils sont perçus figurent distinctement dans l’offre.

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