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Article 1159 of the French Civil Code

The establishment of legal or judicial representation divests the principal, for its duration, of the powers transferred to the representative.

Conventional representation leaves the principal to exercise his rights.

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Article 1159

L’établissement d’une représentation légale ou judiciaire dessaisit pendant sa durée le représenté des pouvoirs transférés au représentant.

La représentation conventionnelle laisse au représenté l’exercice de ses droits.

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