Where the credit agreement allows for adjustments to the borrowing rate, this possibility and its possible effects on the amounts due and on the annual percentage rate of charge are mentioned in the European standardised information sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7. To this end, the borrower is provided with an additional annual percentage rate of charge illustrating the possible risks associated with a substantial increase in the borrowing rate. Where the borrowing rate is not capped, this information is accompanied by a warning that the total cost of credit to the borrower, as indicated by the annual percentage rate of charge, may change.
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This provision does not apply to credit agreements where the borrowing rate is fixed for an initial period of at least five years, at the end of which the borrowing rate is negotiated in order to agree a new fixed rate for a new period. In this case, an additional illustrative annual percentage rate of charge is provided for in the European standardised information sheet.