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Article R312-35 of the French Consumer Code

Disputes arising from the application of the provisions of this chapter shall be heard by the court. Actions for payment brought before it in connection with the borrower’s default must be brought within two years of the event that gave rise to them on pain of foreclosure. This event is characterised by: the non-payment of sums due following the termination of the agreement or its expiry;or the first unsettled payment…

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Article R313-1 of the French Consumer Code

The additional information mentioned in article L. 313-4 are as follows: 1° The borrowing rate and whether it is fixed, variable or revisable, or a combination of the two, as well as information about any charges included in the total cost of the credit to the borrower; 2° The total amount of credit; 3° The annual percentage rate of charge for the credit referred to in Article L. 314-3. However,…

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Article R313-2 of the French Consumer Code

The information set out in 1° to 6° of Article R. 313-1 are provided using the representative example referred to in article L. 313-4. This example has the following characteristics: 1° A total amount of credit granted equal to 50,000 euros or a multiple of this sum which may not exceed 500,000 euros; 2° A repayment period equal to five years or a multiple of this period which may not…

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Article R313-3 of the French Consumer Code

The general information mentioned in article L. 313-6 are as follows: 1° The identity of the lender, or where applicable the credit intermediary, and the geographical address of the party providing the information; 2° The possible nature, purpose and duration of the loans offered; 3° The types of borrowing rate proposed and whether they are fixed, variable or revisable, or a combination of the two, as well as a brief…

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Article R313-4 of the French Consumer Code

The personalised information that the creditor or credit intermediary provides to the borrower in the form of the sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7, the model for which is appended to this code, covers: 1° The lender; 2° The credit intermediary, where applicable; 3° The main characteristics of the loan;> and 4° The interest rate and other charges; 5° The number and frequency of each instalment; 6° The amount…

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Article R313-5 of the French Consumer Code

All the information mentioned in article R. 313-4 is presented, on paper or on another durable medium, in the form of a single document, in accordance with the European standardised information sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7, a model of which is appended to this code.

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Article R313-6 of the French Consumer Code

Where the credit agreement allows for adjustments to the borrowing rate, this possibility and its possible effects on the amounts due and on the annual percentage rate of charge are mentioned in the European standardised information sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7. To this end, the borrower is provided with an additional annual percentage rate of charge illustrating the possible risks associated with a substantial increase in the borrowing…

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Article R313-7 of the French Consumer Code

The information required pursuant to articles R. 222-1 and R. 222-2 of this code and R. 341-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code which appear in the European Standardised Information Sheet are deemed to have been provided at the time of supply of this sheet. Any other additional information mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 313-7, which is provided to the borrower by the creditor or credit intermediary,…

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Article R313-8 of the French Consumer Code

The standardised information sheet referred to in article L. 313-10 sets out in a clear and legible manner the main features of the insurance intended to guarantee repayment of a loan subject to the provisions of Chapter III of Title I, a model of which is appended to this code. .

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Article R313-9 of the French Consumer Code

This sheet referred to in article L. 313-10 in particular specifies: 1° The definition and description of the types of cover offered under the insurance to the borrower; 2° Where applicable, the characteristics of the minimum guarantees required by the lender in order to grant the property loan; 3° The types of cover that the borrower intends to choose from among those mentioned in 1° and the proportion of the…

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