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Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-46 of the French Consumer Code

For loans with a variable or reviewable interest rate, the lender is required, once a year, to provide the borrower with information relating to the amount of capital still to be repaid. In the event of a change in the borrowing rate, the lender shall provide this information to the borrower on paper or on another durable medium, before the change takes effect. This information shall indicate the amount of…

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Article L313-47 of the French Consumer Code

The borrower may always, on his own initiative, repay in advance, in part or in full, the loans governed by sections 1 to 5 of this chapter. The loan agreement may prohibit repayments equal to or less than 10% of the initial amount of the loan, except in the case of its balance. If the loan agreement includes a clause under which, in the event of early repayment, the lender…

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Article L313-48 of the French Consumer Code

For contracts concluded from the date of entry into force of the loi n° 99-532 du 25 juin 1999 relative à l’épargne et à la sécurité financière, no compensation is payable by the borrower in the event of early repayment when repayment is motivated by the sale of the property following a change in the place of professional activity of the borrower or his/her spouse, by the death or forced…

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Article L313-50 of the French Consumer Code

In the event of default by the borrower and where the lender does not require immediate repayment of the outstanding capital, it may increase, within limits set by decree, the rate of interest that the borrower will have to pay until it has resumed the normal course of contractual repayments.

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Article L313-51 of the French Consumer Code

When the lender requests that the contract be rescinded, it may demand immediate repayment of the outstanding capital and payment of the interest due. Until the date of actual payment, the outstanding sums shall accrue default interest at a rate equal to that of the loan.In addition, the lender may demand compensation from the defaulting borrower which, without prejudice to the application of the article 1231-5 of the Civil Code,…

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Article L313-52 of the French Consumer Code

No compensation or costs other than those mentioned in article L. 313-51 may not be charged to the borrower in the event of default as provided for in this article. However, in the event of default by the borrower, the lender may claim reimbursement from the borrower, subject to justification, of the taxable costs incurred by the lender as a result of the borrower’s default, to the exclusion of any…

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