French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the principal.
Article 2001
Interest on advances made by the agent is due to him from the principal, from the date of the recorded advances.
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Interest on advances made by the agent is due to him from the principal, from the date of the recorded advances.
Where the agent has been constituted by several persons for a common business, each of them is jointly and severally liable to the agent for all the effects of the mandate.
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The principal must also indemnify the agent for losses incurred by the agent in the course of its management, without imprudence attributable to the agent.
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Sums paid in respect of the pledged claim are deducted from the secured claim when it is due.If this is not the case, the pledged creditor retains them as security in a specially allocated account ope…
In the event of default by his debtor, the pledged creditor may have the pledged claim and all rights attached thereto assigned to him by the court or under the terms of the agreement. He may also wai…
A pledge of a claim may be made for a specific period of time. It may relate to a fraction of a claim, unless the claim is indivisible.
The pledge extends to the accessories of the claim unless the parties agree otherwise.
After notification, the pledged creditor enjoys a right of retention on the pledged claim and has the sole right to its payment both in principal and interest. The pledged creditor, like the pledgor,…
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