148In that regard, it should be noted, as the Advocate General stated, in essence, in point 100 of his Opinion, that such an agreement does not differ, for the most part, from a long-term car hire agreement in which the consumer must pay a rental fee in return for the right to use the vehicle, provided that it is not coupled with an obligation to purchase the vehicle at the end of the leasing period, that the consumer does not bear the full amortisation of the costs incurred by the supplier of the vehicle in acquiring it and provided that the consumer does not bear the risks associated with the residual value of the vehicle upon the expiry of the agreement. The obligation on the consumer to compensate for the loss in value of the vehicle if it is established, when the vehicle is returned, that its condition does not correspond to its age or that the agreed maximum mileage has been exceeded, also does not allow a distinction to be drawn between those types of agreement.
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