French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract
Article 1170
Any clause that deprives the debtor's essential obligation of its substance is deemed unwritten.
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Any clause that deprives the debtor's essential obligation of its substance is deemed unwritten.
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The time limit for lodging an appeal in cassation suspends the enforcement of the decision establishing or modifying the parent-child relationship. An appeal in cassation lodged within this time limit…
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