French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bearer bonds and stipulations for third parties
Article 1209
The stipulator may himself require the promisor to fulfil his commitment to the beneficiary.
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The stipulator may himself require the promisor to fulfil his commitment to the beneficiary.
You can only make a commitment in your own name for yourself.
…ade by the stipulator or, after his death, by his heirs. The latter may only do so after the expiry of a period of three months from the day on which they gave the beneficiary formal notice to accept…
An obligation may be incurred by promising the act of a third party. The promisor is released from any obligation if the third party performs the promised act. If he does not, he may be ordered to pay…
One can stipulate for another. One of the contracting parties, the stipulator, can make the other, the promisor, promise to perform a service for the benefit of a third party, the beneficiary. The lat…
The beneficiary is vested with a direct right to the benefit against the promisor as soon as the stipulation is made. Nevertheless the stipulator may freely revoke the stipulation as long as the benef…
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