Article 1231
Unless the non-performance is definitive, damages are only payable if the debtor has first been given notice to perform within a reasonable period.
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Unless the non-performance is definitive, damages are only payable if the debtor has first been given notice to perform within a reasonable period.
Expenses incurred to prevent the imminent occurrence of damage, to avoid its worsening or to reduce its consequences constitute compensable loss.
…on is qualified as termination. Restitution takes place under the conditions set out in articles 1352 to 1352-9.
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Perpetual commitments are prohibited. Each contracting party may terminate them under the conditions laid down for open-ended contracts.
In the event of imperfect performance of the service, the creditor may, after formal notice and if he has not yet paid for all or part of the service, notify the debtor as soon as possible of his deci…
The matter is referred to the court or judge by petition delivered or addressed to the clerk of the court's office. Except in the case of applications for delegation of parental authority, the parties…
The application for restitution of the rights delegated or withdrawn shall be made by petition to the court or judge of the place where the person to whom the rights were conferred resides. It shall b…
…purpose by the guardianship judge, or the notary, under the conditions of article 36 of the law of 23 June 2006 reforming successions and gifts, may issue a mandate to search for heirs.
The court may, even of its own motion, substitute a new decision for that of the guardianship judge or the deliberation of the family council. Until the close of the proceedings before the court, the…
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