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Article L312-70 of the French Consumer Code

Where a payment card issued by a credit institution is associated either with a deposit account and a revolving credit facility, or with a payment account and a revolving credit facility, the use of the credit facility results from the consumer’s express agreement expressed at the time of payment with the card or within a reasonable period of time, on receipt of the updated statement of performance of the credit…

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Article L312-71 of the French Consumer Code

The creditor shall provide to, by any means, monthly and within a reasonable time before the payment date, an updated statement of the performance of the revolving credit agreement, making clear reference to the previous statement and specifying: 1° The date on which the statement was drawn up and the date of payment; >The fraction of capital available 3° The amount of the instalment, including the portion corresponding to interest;…

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Article L312-72 of the French Consumer Code

In the event of a revision of the borrowing rate, the lender shall provide this information in advance to the borrower on paper or any other durable medium before the effective date of application of the new rate. The borrower shall have a period of thirty days after receipt of this information to refuse this revision by written request to the lender. In this case, the borrower’s right to credit…

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Article L312-75 of the French Consumer Code

Before proposing to the borrower to renew the contract, the lender shall consult the file provided for in article L. 751-1, under the conditions set out in the order referred to in article L. 751-6 and, every three years, it checks the borrower’s solvency under the conditions set out in article L. 312-16.

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Article L312-76 of the French Consumer Code

The creditor may reduce the total amount of credit, suspend the borrower’s right to use the credit or not offer to renew the agreement where the information gathered pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 312-75 justifies this or, at any time, if it has information demonstrating a reduction in the borrower’s solvency as assessed when the contract was concluded. It shall inform the borrower of this in advance on…

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Article L312-77 of the French Consumer Code

When the contract is renewed, until at least twenty days before the date on which they become effective, the borrower may object to the changes proposed by the lender using a reply slip attached to the information provided by the lender, on paper or any other durable medium. The characteristics of the reply slip and the information it must contain are specified by decree.

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Article L312-78 of the French Consumer Code

If the borrower refuses the new interest rate or repayment terms proposed when the contract is renewed, the borrower shall repay the amount of credit already used under the terms and conditions preceding the proposed changes, without, however, being able to proceed with a new use of the credit facility. .

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Article L312-79 of the French Consumer Code

The borrower may at any time request a reduction in the maximum amount of credit granted, the suspension of his right to use it or the cancellation of his contract.In the latter case, he shall repay, under the terms of the contract, the amount of credit already used.

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