French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond
Article 2294
The guarantee must be express. It may not be extended beyond the limits within which it was contracted.
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If the present possessor of the stolen or lost thing has purchased it at a fair or market, or at a public sale, or from a merchant selling such things, the original owner may only have it returned by…
Extinctive prescription is subject to the law governing the right it affects.
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