French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the borrower.
Article 1886
If, in order to use the thing, the borrower has made some expenditure, he cannot repeat it.
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If, in order to use the thing, the borrower has made some expenditure, he cannot repeat it.
In consumer loans, the lender is liable under article 1891 for loans for use.
This loan is essentially free.
If several have jointly borrowed the same thing, they are jointly and severally liable to the lender.
The lender may only withdraw the thing lent after the agreed term or, in the absence of an agreement, after it has served the purpose for which it was borrowed.
The lender remains the owner of the thing lent.
Anything that is in commerce, and not consumed by use, may be the subject of this convention.
The borrower cannot retain the thing by way of set-off against what the lender owes him.
If the thing deteriorates by the mere effect of the use for which it was borrowed, and without any fault on the part of the borrower, he shall not be liable for the deterioration.
Where the thing lent has defects such that it may cause harm to the person using it the lender is liable, if he knew of the defects and did not warn the borrower.
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