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Article 1324 of the French Civil Code

The assignment may only be set up against the debtor, if he has not already consented to it, if he has been notified of it or if he has taken note of it.

The debtor may raise against the assignee the defences inherent in the debt, such as nullity, the defence of non-performance, resolution or set-off of related debts. He may also raise defences arising from his dealings with the assignor before the assignment became enforceable against him, such as the granting of a term, the remission of a debt or the set-off of unrelated debts.

The assignor and the assignee are jointly and severally liable for all additional costs occasioned by the assignment which the debtor is not required to advance. Unless otherwise agreed, the burden of these costs falls on the assignee.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 1324
La cession n’est opposable au débiteur, s’il n’y a déjà consenti, que si elle lui a été notifiée ou s’il en a pris acte.

Le débiteur peut opposer au cessionnaire les exceptions inhérentes à la dette, telles que la nullité, l’exception d’inexécution, la résolution ou la compensation des dettes connexes. Il peut également opposer les exceptions nées de ses rapports avec le cédant avant que la cession lui soit devenue opposable, telles que l’octroi d’un terme, la remise de dette ou la compensation de dettes non connexes.

Le cédant et le cessionnaire sont solidairement tenus de tous les frais supplémentaires occasionnés par la cession dont le débiteur n’a pas à faire l’avance. Sauf clause contraire, la charge de ces frais incombe au cessionnaire.

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