French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of the depositary.
Article 1943
If the contract does not designate the place of restitution, it must be made in the same place as the deposit.
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If the contract does not designate the place of restitution, it must be made in the same place as the deposit.
The deposit must be returned to the depositor as soon as he claims it, even if the contract has fixed a specific time limit for its return; unless there is, in the hands of the depositary, an attachme…
All the depositary's obligations cease if he discovers and proves that he himself is the owner of the thing deposited.
The depository may withhold the deposit until full payment of what is due to it in respect of the deposit.
A necessary deposit is one that has been forced by some accident, such as fire, ruin, pillage, shipwreck or other unforeseen event.
The unfaithful depositary is not admitted to the benefit of assignment.
If the person who made the deposit has been divested of his powers of administration, the deposit may only be returned to the person who has the administration of the depositor's property.
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