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Article 1158 of the French Civil Code

A third party who is in doubt as to the extent of the contractual representative’s authority in connection with an act which he is about to enter into may request the principal in writing to confirm, within a period which he shall specify and which must be reasonable, that the representative is authorised to enter into that act.

The writing shall state that, in the absence of a reply within that period, the representative is deemed to be authorised to conclude that act.

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Article 1158

Le tiers qui doute de l’étendue du pouvoir du représentant conventionnel à l’occasion d’un acte qu’il s’apprête à conclure, peut demander par écrit au représenté de lui confirmer, dans un délai qu’il fixe et qui doit être raisonnable, que le représentant est habilité à conclure cet acte.

L’écrit mentionne qu’à défaut de réponse dans ce délai, le représentant est réputé habilité à conclure cet acte.

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