French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.
Article 2223
The provisions of this Title shall not preclude the application of special rules provided by other laws.
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The provisions of this Title shall not preclude the application of special rules provided by other laws.
A suit before a court, even in summary proceedings, interrupts the limitation period as well as the period of foreclosure.The same applies when it is brought before a court lacking jurisdiction or whe…
The interpellation made to the principal debtor or his acknowledgement interrupts the limitation period against the guarantor.
One is always presumed to possess for oneself, and as owner, unless it is proved that one began to possess for another.
The heirs of those who held the property or the right to any of the titles designated by the preceding article may not prescribe either.
The trust contract shall define the conditions under which the trustee shall report to the settlor.However, where during the performance of the contract the settlor is subject to a guardianship measur…
The interpellation made to one of the joint and several debtors by an application to court or by an act of forced execution or the acknowledgement by the debtor of the right of the one against whom he…
Goods or rights that are not in commerce cannot be prescribed.
Guarantees may be simple or joint and several. Joint and several liability may be stipulated between the guarantor and the principal debtor, between the guarantors, or between them all.
The trust is established by law or by contract. It must be express.If the property, rights or securities transferred to the trust patrimony depend on the community existing between the spouses or on a…
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