French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.
Article 1908
Receipt of capital given without reservation of interest shall presume payment thereof and operate discharge.
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Receipt of capital given without reservation of interest shall presume payment thereof and operate discharge.
Interest may be stipulated in return for a capital sum that the lender refrains from demanding.In this case, the loan is known as "annuitisation".
The rules concerning life annuities are set out in the section entitled "Random contracts".
The debtor of an annuity constituted in perpetuity may be forced to surrender: 1° If he ceases to fulfil his obligations for two years; 2° If he fails to provide the lender with the security promised…
The annuity constituted in perpetuity is essentially redeemable. The parties may only agree that redemption shall not be made before a period which may not exceed ten years, or without giving notice t…
It is permissible to stipulate interest for simple loans either of money, commodities, or other movable things.
A borrower who has paid interest that was not stipulated may neither repeat it nor set it off against the capital.
The capital of the annuity constituted in perpetuity also becomes payable in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the debtor.
…ser repeat what he has voluntarily paid, unless there has been fraud, deceit or swindle on the part of the winner.
Games suitable for practising the use of weapons, foot or horse races, chariot races, the game of palms and other games of the same nature which have to do with skill and the exercise of the body, are…
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