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Article R312-11 of the French Consumer Code

If there is payment of charges and interest without amortisation of the capital, the contract shall include a statement of the periods and terms of payment of debit interest and recurring and non-recurring ancillary charges.

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Article R312-12 of the French Consumer Code

Where the instalments paid by the borrower do not immediately result in a corresponding amortisation of the total amount of credit, but serve to reconstitute the capital at the periods and under the conditions provided for in the credit agreement or in an ancillary agreement, and this method of performance does not guarantee repayment of the total amount of credit granted, the agreement shall expressly state this.

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Article R312-13 of the French Consumer Code

The table referred to in e of 6° of Article R. 312-10 indicates the amounts, periods and conditions of the instalments as well as the breakdown of each instalment between capital repayment, interest calculated on the basis of the borrowing rate and, where applicable, additional costs. If the interest rate is not fixed or if the additional costs may be modified under the credit agreement, the table shall indicate clearly…

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Article D312-17 of the French Consumer Code

Where the lender does not require immediate repayment of the outstanding capital, it may demand compensation from the defaulting borrower equal to 8% of the unpaid due instalments. However, if the lender agrees to defer future instalments, the amount of compensation is reduced to 4% of the deferred instalments.

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Article D312-18 of the French Consumer Code

In the event of default in the performance of a leasing contract accompanied by a promise of sale or hire purchase, the lessor is entitled to demand, pursuant to article L. 312-40, an indemnity equal to the difference between, on the one hand, the residual value excluding taxes of the goods stipulated in the contract, increased by the updated value, on the date of termination of the contract, of the…

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Article D312-19 of the French Consumer Code

When the lessor does not require the contract to be terminated, he may ask the defaulting lessee for compensation equal to 8% of the unpaid due instalments.However, if the lessor accepts deferrals of future instalments, the amount of the compensation is reduced to 4% of the deferred instalments.The amount of the compensation is increased by the applicable tax.

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Article R312-20 of the French Consumer Code

A buyer who requests immediate delivery or provision of the goods or services pursuant to article L. 312-47 must affix to the sales contract a request in his own handwriting in the following terms: “I request immediate delivery (or immediate provision of services).

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