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Article L313-5-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Where a contractual loan is usurious, the excessive sums collected in accordance with articles L. 313-4 and L. 313-5-1 are automatically deducted from the normal interest and, subsidiarily, from the principal of the debt.

If the principal and interest of the claim are extinguished, the sums unduly collected must be returned with statutory interest from the day they were paid.

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Article L313-5-2

Lorsqu’un prêt conventionnel est usuraire, les perceptions excessives au regard des articles L. 313-4 et L. 313-5-1 sont imputées de plein droit sur les intérêts normaux et subsidiairement sur le capital de la créance.

Si la créance est éteinte en capital et intérêts, les sommes indûment perçues doivent être restituées avec intérêts légaux du jour où elles auront été payées.

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