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Article L221-13 of the French Consumer Code

The trader shall provide the consumer, on a durable medium, within a reasonable period of time after the conclusion of the contract and at the latest at the time of delivery of the goods or before performance of the service or contract for the supply of digital content provided without tangible medium or digital services begins, with confirmation of the contract including all the information provided for in Article L. 221-5, unless the trader has already provided this information on a durable medium prior to the conclusion of the contract. The contract shall be accompanied by the standard withdrawal form referred to in 7° of the same article.
Where applicable, the trader shall provide the consumer, under the same conditions and before expiry of the withdrawal period, with confirmation of his express agreement to the supply of digital content not presented on a tangible medium and acknowledgement of the loss of his right of withdrawal.

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Article L221-13

Le professionnel fournit au consommateur, sur support durable, dans un délai raisonnable, après la conclusion du contrat et au plus tard au moment de la livraison du bien ou avant le début de l’exécution du service ou du contrat de fourniture de contenu numérique fourni sans support matériel ou de services numériques, la confirmation du contrat comprenant toutes les informations prévues à l’article L. 221-5, sauf si le professionnel les lui a déjà fournies, sur un support durable, avant la conclusion du contrat. Le contrat est accompagné du formulaire type de rétractation mentionné au 7° du même article.
Le cas échéant, le professionnel fournit au consommateur, dans les mêmes conditions et avant l’expiration du délai de rétractation, la confirmation de son accord exprès pour la fourniture d’un contenu numérique non présenté sur un support matériel et de la reconnaissance de la perte de son droit de rétractation.

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