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Article L313-7 of the French Consumer Code

No later than when the credit offer is issued, the creditor or credit intermediary shall provide the borrower, on paper or on another durable medium, in the form of a European standardised information sheet, with personalised information enabling the borrower to compare the various credit offers available on the market, assess their implications and make an informed decision on whether to enter into a credit agreement. A decree in the…

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Article L313-8 of the French Consumer Code

Any document provided to the borrower, on paper or any other durable medium prior to the formulation of the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24 and including one or more figures on the insurance mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 313-29 mentions the cost of this insurance. This cost is expressed: 1° Excluding any other rate, as the annual effective rate of the insurance, which enables the…

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Article L313-10 of the French Consumer Code

A standardised information sheet is provided, at the time of the first simulation, to any person who is offered or applies for insurance whose purpose is to guarantee repayment of a loan mentioned in 1° of Article L. 313-1 or to finance the repair, improvement or maintenance of residential property or property used for both professional and residential purposes, where the loan exceeds €75,000 and is secured by a mortgage…

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Article L313-11 of the French Consumer Code

The creditor or credit intermediary shall provide the borrower, free of charge, with adequate explanations to enable the borrower to determine whether the credit agreement or agreements offered and any ancillary services are suited to the borrower’s needs and financial situation. These explanations include in particular: 1° The information contained in the European Standardised Information Sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7, as well as, for credit intermediaries, the information…

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Article L313-12 of the French Consumer Code

Without prejudice to the solvency check referred to in Article L. 313-16, the creditor or credit intermediary shall warn the borrower free of charge when, in view of the borrower’s financial situation, a credit agreement may entail specific risks for the borrower. .

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Article L313-13 of the French Consumer Code

Without prejudice to the provisions relating to adequate explanations and warnings mentioned in articles L. 313-11 and L. 313-12, the lender or intermediary may provide the borrower with advice on the credit agreements defined in Article L. 313-1. The advisory service consists of the provision to the borrower of personalised recommendations regarding one or more credit agreements and constitutes an activity distinct from the granting of credit and the activity…

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Article L313-14 of the French Consumer Code

Advice is considered to be independent if it is provided on the basis of a sufficiently large number of credit agreements available on the market and if its provision does not give rise to any remuneration other than that paid, where applicable, by the borrower. Under no circumstances may the independent advisory service give rise to remuneration in any form whatsoever from a creditor or credit intermediary. The lender or…

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Article L313-16 of the French Consumer Code

Credit is granted to the borrower only if the creditor has been able to verify that the obligations arising from the credit agreement are likely to be fulfilled in accordance with what is provided for in that agreement. To this end, before concluding a credit agreement, the creditor carries out a rigorous assessment of the borrower’s solvency. This assessment shall take appropriate account of the relevant factors for assessing the…

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