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Showing 311320 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a consumer loan.

Article 1893

By the effect of this loan, the borrower becomes the owner of the thing lent; and it is for him that it perishes, in whatever way this loss occurs.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a consumer loan.

Article 1894

Things which, although of the same species, are different, such as animals, cannot be given as a loan for consumption: then it is a loan for use.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a loan for use.

Article 1875

A loan for use is a contract by which one of the parties delivers a thing to the other for use, with the onus on the taker to return it after use.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a loan for use.

Article 1879

…ws.But if one has lent only in consideration of the borrower, and to him personally, then his heirs cannot continue to enjoy the thing lent.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a consumer loan.

Article 1897

If it is ingots or commodities that have been lent, whatever the increase or decrease in their price, the debtor must always return the same quantity and quality, and must return only that.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a consumer loan.

Article 1892

A consumer loan is a contract by which one of the parties delivers to the other a certain quantity of things that are consumed by use, on the obligation of the latter to return as many of the same kin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a consumer loan.

Article 1896

The rule set out in the previous article does not apply if the loan was made in ingots.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R784-18

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-18

…re governed by this subsection. For the purposes of this sub-section, updates mean updates or modifications intended to maintain, adapt or evolve the functionalities of the asset, including safety upd…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-18

…ivalent to a blank endorsement. Endorsement to the drawee is only valid as a receipt, except in the case where the drawee has several establishments and the endorsement is made in favour of an establi…

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