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Article 1313 of the French Civil Code

Solidarity between debtors obliges each of them to pay the entire debt. Payment by one of them discharges them all to the creditor.

The creditor may request payment from the joint and several debtor of his choice. Proceedings brought against one of the joint and several debtors do not prevent the creditor from bringing similar proceedings against the others.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 1313
La solidarité entre les débiteurs oblige chacun d’eux à toute la dette. Le paiement fait par l’un d’eux les libère tous envers le créancier.

Le créancier peut demander le paiement au débiteur solidaire de son choix. Les poursuites exercées contre l’un des débiteurs solidaires n’empêchent pas le créancier d’en exercer de pareilles contre les autres.

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