French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Different types of sequestration.
Article 1955
Sequestration is either conventional or judicial.
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Sequestration is either conventional or judicial.
The mandate may be given by deed or by private document, even by letter. It may also be given orally, but testimonial evidence of it is received only in accordance with the title "Of contracts or conv…
…urn the item deposited in the condition in which it is at the time of return. Any deterioration not caused by the depositor shall be borne by the depositor.
…who entrusted it to him, or to the person in whose name the deposit was made, or to the person indicated to receive it.
The depositary in charge of the sequestration can only be discharged before the dispute is over, with the consent of all the interested parties, or for a cause deemed legitimate.
…annuity does not authorise the person in whose favour it is constituted to demand repayment of the capital, or to re-enter the land alienated by him: he has only the right to seize and have sold the…
The settlor cannot release himself from the payment of the annuity, by offering to repay the capital, and by renouncing the recovery of the arrears paid; he is bound to serve the annuity during the wh…
The owner of a life annuity may only claim arrears by proving its existence, or that of the person on whose life it was constituted.
If the borrower fails to return the things lent or their value at the agreed term, he shall owe interest from the day of the summons or legal demand.
There are two kinds of deposit: deposit proper and sequestration.
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