French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.
Article 2228
The prescription is counted in days, not hours.
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The prescription is counted in days, not hours.
The provisions of this Title shall not preclude the application of special rules provided by other laws.
A suit before a court, even in summary proceedings, interrupts the limitation period as well as the period of foreclosure.The same applies when it is brought before a court lacking jurisdiction or whe…
The interpellation made to the principal debtor or his acknowledgement interrupts the limitation period against the guarantor.
One is always presumed to possess for oneself, and as owner, unless it is proved that one began to possess for another.
The heirs of those who held the property or the right to any of the titles designated by the preceding article may not prescribe either.
Guarantees can only exist on a valid obligation. Nevertheless, a person who stands surety for a natural person whom he knew did not have the capacity to contract is bound by his undertaking.
The interpellation made to one of the joint and several debtors by an application to court or by an act of forced execution or the acknowledgement by the debtor of the right of the one against whom he…
Goods or rights that are not in commerce cannot be prescribed.
Guarantees may be simple or joint and several. Joint and several liability may be stipulated between the guarantor and the principal debtor, between the guarantors, or between them all.
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