French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Invocation of the limitation period.
Article 2247
Judges may not, of their own motion, substitute the plea resulting from prescription.
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Judges may not, of their own motion, substitute the plea resulting from prescription.
Waiver of the statute of limitations is express or tacit.Tacit waiver results from circumstances unequivocally establishing the will not to avail oneself of the statute of limitations.
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Acquisitive prescription is interrupted when the possessor of a property is deprived for more than one year of the enjoyment of that property either by the owner or even by a third party.
If the lender contravenes the provisions of articles L. 313-20 and L. 313-22 relating to the valuation of the property is punishable by the fine laid down for a 5th class offence.
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