Article 1302-1
Any person who mistakenly or knowingly receives something that is not due to him must return it to the person from whom he received it unduly.
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Any person who mistakenly or knowingly receives something that is not due to him must return it to the person from whom he received it unduly.
Subject to the provisions of the following sub-section, set-off occurs only between two obligations which are fungible, certain, liquid and due.Obligations for sums of money, even in different currenc…
Enrichment is unjustified where it arises neither from the fulfilment of an obligation by the impoverished person nor from his liberal intention.
If the creditor expressly consents, the original debtor is discharged for the future. Failing this, and unless otherwise agreed, they are jointly and severally liable for payment of the debt.
Claims that cannot be seized and obligations to return a deposit, a loan for use or a thing of which the owner has been unjustly deprived are only compensable if the creditor consents.
He who has received in bad faith owes the interest, the fruits he has received or the value of the enjoyment from the date of payment. One who has received in good faith owes them only from the day of…
Failing any other designation by law, contract or judge, payment must be made at the debtor's domicile.
Compensation is without prejudice to rights acquired by third parties.
Where the impossibility of performance results from the loss of the thing due, the debtor put on notice is nevertheless discharged if he proves that the loss would have occurred in the same way if the…
Where a change to the matrimonial property regime occurs by application of a foreign law governing the effects of the union, the spouses shall carry out the publicity formalities provided for in the C…
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