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Article 1348-1 of the French Civil Code

The judge may not refuse the set-off of related debts on the sole ground that one of the obligations would not be liquid or due.

In this case, the set-off is deemed to have occurred on the day on which the first of them became due.

In the same case, the acquisition of rights by a third party in one of the obligations does not prevent its debtor from opposing the set-off.

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Article 1348-1

Le juge ne peut refuser la compensation de dettes connexes au seul motif que l’une des obligations ne serait pas liquide ou exigible.

Dans ce cas, la compensation est réputée s’être produite au jour de l’exigibilité de la première d’entre elles.

Dans le même cas, l’acquisition de droits par un tiers sur l’une des obligations n’empêche pas son débiteur d’opposer la compensation.

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