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Article 1376 of the French Civil Code

A private deed in which one party undertakes to pay another a sum of money or to deliver a fungible good is only evidence if it includes the signature of the party making the undertaking and a statement, written by that party, of the sum or quantity in words and figures. In the event of a discrepancy, the deed under private signature is proof for the sum written in full.

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Article 1376

L’acte sous signature privée par lequel une seule partie s’engage envers une autre à lui payer une somme d’argent ou à lui livrer un bien fongible ne fait preuve que s’il comporte la signature de celui qui souscrit cet engagement ainsi que la mention, écrite par lui-même, de la somme ou de la quantité en toutes lettres et en chiffres. En cas de différence, l’acte sous signature privée vaut preuve pour la somme écrite en toutes lettres.

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