French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the mandate.
Article 1986
The mandate is free of charge if there is no agreement to the contrary.
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The mandate is free of charge if there is no agreement to the contrary.
The parties may be assisted during the execution of an investigative measure. They may be excused from attending if the measure does not involve their personal hearing.
In the direct line, marriage is prohibited between all ascendants and descendants and relatives in the same line.
Any decision appointing experts must set a time limit for them to complete their assignment. If special reasons so require, this time limit may be extended at the request of the experts and by a reaso…
The bonus allocated at the time of the liquidation of a company to the holders of company rights in addition to their contribution is included, where applicable, in the income tax bases only up to the…
The seller is obliged to deliver the capacity as set out in the contract, subject to the modifications hereinafter expressed.
The seller is not bound to deliver the thing, if the buyer does not pay the price, and the seller has not granted him a time limit for payment.
The thing must be delivered in the state it is in at the time of the sale. Since that day, all the fruits belong to the purchaser.
Nor shall he be obliged to deliver, even if he had granted a delay for payment, if, since the sale, the buyer has fallen into bankruptcy or a state of insolvency, so that the seller is in imminent dan…
If the sale of an immovable has been made with an indication of the capacity, at the rate of so much the measure, the seller is obliged to deliver to the purchaser, if he so requires, the quantity ind…
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