Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

The trader shall provide the consumer with a written contract on paper or on any other durable medium.It shall be drawn up, at the consumer’s choice, in the language or in one of the languages of the Member State in which he resides or of which he is a national, provided that it is an official language of the European Union.In any event, the contract shall be drawn up in…

The information mentioned in articles L. 224-73 and L. 224-74 are an integral part of the contract. The professional may only modify all or part of the information provided in the event of force majeure or a formal agreement between the parties.

The contract includes: 1° The information mentioned in articles L. 224-73 and L. 224-74; 2° Where applicable, changes made to the same information in accordance with the provisions of article L. 224-77; 3° An indication of the identity and place of residence of the parties; 4° The date and place of its conclusion, and the signature of the parties; 5° A withdrawal form separate from the contract, conforming to a…

The consumer has a period of fourteen clear days to withdraw from one of the contracts mentioned in articles L. 224-69 and L. 224-70, without giving any reason. He has this right from the day of conclusion of the contract or from the day of its receipt, if this receipt is subsequent to the day of conclusion of the said contract, without compensation or costs.

In the event that the trader has not completed and supplied to the consumer on paper or on any other durable medium the withdrawal form provided for in 5° of Article L. 224-78, consumers have a withdrawal period of one year and fourteen days from the day on which the contract is concluded or the day on which they receive it. If the withdrawal form is given to the consumer…

If the consumer simultaneously signs a timeshare contract and an exchange contract, a single withdrawal period applies to both contracts.

The time limits set out in the provisions of articles L. 224-79, L. 224-80 and L. 224-81 that expire on a Saturday, Sunday or public or bank holiday are extended until the next working day.

The consumer who intends to exercise his right of withdrawal shall notify his decision to the trader before the expiry of the periods defined in articles L. 224-79, L. 224-80 and L. 224-81, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or, failing this, by any other means offering equivalent guarantees enabling proof of dispatch. The consumer may use the standard withdrawal form mentioned in article L. 224-78. The exercise of…

The trader may not, directly or indirectly, pass on to the consumer exercising his right of withdrawal any costs, including those relating to any services provided prior to the exercise of his right of withdrawal.

The trader may not request or receive from the consumer, in any form whatsoever, payment in advance, provision of guarantees, acknowledgement of debts or a reserve of money in accounts, for the services covered by the contracts mentioned in article L. 224-69 and defined in 1°, 2° and 4° of article L. 224-70, or any other remuneration for himself or for a third party before expiry of the withdrawal periods…