Article L312-81 of the French Consumer Code
If the borrower fails to return the document referred to in article L. 312-80, signed and dated, no later than twenty days before the due date of the agreement, the creditor shall suspend the borrower’s right to use the credit on that date. The suspension may only be lifted at the request of the borrower and after verification of the borrower’s solvency under the conditions set out in article L….