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Article 1994 of the French Civil Code

The mandatary is liable for the person he has substituted in the management:

1° when he has not received the power to substitute anyone;

2° when this power has been conferred on him without the designation of a person, and the person he has chosen was notoriously incapable or insolvent.

In all cases, the principal may act directly against the person whom the agent has substituted.

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Article 1994

Le mandataire répond de celui qu’il s’est substitué dans la gestion :

1° quand il n’a pas reçu le pouvoir de se substituer quelqu’un ;

2° quand ce pouvoir lui a été conféré sans désignation d’une personne, et que celle dont il a fait choix était notoirement incapable ou insolvable.

Dans tous les cas, le mandant peut agir directement contre la personne que le mandataire s’est substituée.

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