S.L. 376.9 Art. 23Arrears and enforcement.

(1) Creditors shall have adequate policies and procedures to ensure that they make efforts to exercise, where appropriate, reasonable forbearance before enforcement proceedings are initiated. Such forbearance measures shall take into account, among other elements, the circumstances of the consumer and may consist of, among other possibilities:

(a) a total or partial refinancing of a credit agreement;

(b) a modification of the existing terms and conditions of a credit agreement, which may include among others:

(i) extending the term of the credit agreement;

(ii) changing the type of credit agreement;

(iii) deferring payment of all or part of the instalment repayment for a period;

(iv) changing the interest rate;

(v) offering a payment holiday;

(vi) partial repayments;

(vii) currency conversions;

(viii) partial forgiveness and debt consolidation.

(2) Where the creditor is permitted to define and impose charges on the consumer arising from the default, those charges shall not be greater than is necessary to compensate the creditor for costs it has incurred as a result of the default.