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Article 2306 of the French Civil Code

Where several persons have stood surety for the same debt, they are each liable for the whole.

Nevertheless, the one who is being sued may set up the benefit of division against the creditor. The creditor is then obliged to divide his proceedings and can only claim his share of the debt.
Guarantors who are jointly and severally liable may not claim the benefit of division, nor guarantors who have waived this benefit.

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Article 2306

Lorsque plusieurs personnes se sont portées cautions de la même dette, elles sont chacune tenues pour le tout.


Néanmoins, celle qui est poursuivie peut opposer au créancier le bénéfice de division. Le créancier est alors tenu de diviser ses poursuites et ne peut lui réclamer que sa part de la dette.


Ne peuvent se prévaloir du bénéfice de division les cautions solidaires entre elles, ni les cautions qui ont renoncé à ce bénéfice.

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