French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond
Article 2294
The guarantee must be express. It may not be extended beyond the limits within which it was contracted.
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The guarantee must be express. It may not be extended beyond the limits within which it was contracted.
A surety bond may guarantee one or more present or future, definite or determinable obligations.
…the debt, which belong to the debtor, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article 2293. However, the guarantor may not rely on legal or judicial measures from which the debtor benefi…
The professional creditor is required to warn the natural person guarantor when the principal debtor's commitment is unsuited to the latter's financial capacities. Failing this, the creditor forfeits…
…reduced to the extent of the obligation guaranteed. It may be contracted for part of the debt only and under less onerous conditions.
…owed by the debtor in the event of the latter's default, within the limit of an amount in principal and accessories expressed in words and figures. In the event of a discrepancy, the guarantee is vali…
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.
…ofessional creditor was, at the time it was entered into, manifestly disproportionate to the income and assets of the guarantor, it shall be reduced to the amount to which the guarantor could have com…
The person who undertakes to provide a legal or judicial guarantee must be sufficiently solvent to meet the obligation. If this guarantor becomes insolvent, the debtor must substitute another guaranto…
The conservation care mentioned in 3° of article L. 2223-19, without a prior written declaration having been made, by any means, to the mayor of the commune where the conservation care is performed. T…
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