French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature and essence of the deposit contract.
Article 1918
Its object can only be movable things.
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Its object can only be movable things.
The depositary must take the same care in the custody of the thing deposited as he takes in the custody of the things belonging to him.
Judicial sequestration is given either to a person agreed between the interested parties or to a person appointed ex officio by the judge. In either case, the person to whom the thing has been entrust…
The life annuity may be constituted either on the life of the person who provides the price, or on the life of a third party, who has no right to enjoy it.
…t to the forms required for gifts; except for the cases of reduction and nullity set out in Article 1970. When the annuity is set up by one or both spouses and is stipulated to be reversible in favour…
Every agent is bound to render an account of his management, and to account to the principal for all that he has received by virtue of his power of attorney, even if what he would have received had no…
The principal must reimburse the agent for the advances and expenses made by the latter for the execution of the mandate, and pay the agent his salaries when they have been promised. If there is no fa…
The heir of the depositary, who has sold in good faith the thing of which he was unaware of the deposit, is bound only to return the price he has received, or to assign his action against the purchase…
The person who made the deposit is obliged to reimburse the depositary for the expenses he has incurred for the preservation of the thing deposited, and to indemnify him for all losses which the depos…
The establishment of a judicial custodian produces reciprocal obligations between the seizing party and the custodian. The custodian must take reasonable care to preserve the effects seized. He must r…
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