French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Delegation
Article 1340
…egation. The same applies to the mere indication made by the creditor of a person designated to receive payment on his behalf.
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…egation. The same applies to the mere indication made by the creditor of a person designated to receive payment on his behalf.
The creditor may also act in his own name to have acts performed by his debtor in fraud of his rights declared unenforceable against him, provided that he establishes, in the case of an act for valuab…
In cases determined by law, the creditor may act directly in payment of his claim against a debtor of his debtor.
Where the delegator is a debtor of the delegatee and the delegatee's intention to discharge the delegator is expressly stated in the deed, the delegation constitutes novation. However, the delegator r…
Except where the law provides otherwise, proof may be provided by any means.
Novation takes place only if both the old obligation and the new obligation are valid, unless its declared object is to substitute a valid undertaking for an undertaking which is vitiated by a defect.
Novation agreed between the creditor and one of the joint and several debtors discharges the others. A novation agreed between the creditor and a guarantor does not release the principal debtor. It re…
…is indebted to the delegatee but the delegatee has not discharged him of his debt, the delegation gives the delegatee a second debtor. Payment made by one of the two debtors discharges the other, to…
…he latter may exercise them on behalf of his debtor, with the exception of those which relate exclusively to his person.
…ct relating to a sum or value exceeding an amount fixed by decree must be proved in writing under private or notarial signature. It may only be proved in addition to or against a writing establishing…
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