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Article L421-2 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

As an exception to the first paragraph of Article L. 131-2, the amount of the astreinte once liquidated may not exceed the amount of compensation for the damage actually caused. When setting the amount of the astreinte, account shall be taken of the difficulties encountered by the debtor in complying with the decision.
The astreinte is not maintained when the occupier has established the existence of an extraneous cause that is not attributable to him and that has delayed or prevented the enforcement of the decision.

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Article L421-2


Par exception au premier alinéa de l’article L. 131-2, le montant de l’astreinte une fois liquidée ne peut excéder la somme compensatrice du préjudice effectivement causé. Il est tenu compte, lors de sa fixation, des difficultés que le débiteur a rencontrées pour satisfaire à l’exécution de la décision.
L’astreinte n’est pas maintenue lorsque l’occupant a établi l’existence d’une cause étrangère qui ne lui est pas imputable et qui a retardé ou empêché l’exécution de la décision.

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