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Article R162-8 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

Without prejudice to any criminal penalties that may be incurred, an account holder who is provided with a sum greater than that to which he is entitled pursuant to the articles of this chapter shall return to the creditor the sums wrongly received or made available to him. If the account holder is at fault, he may also be ordered to pay damages at the request of the creditor.

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Article R162-8


Sans préjudice des sanctions pénales encourues, le titulaire du compte qui se voit mettre à disposition une somme d’un montant supérieur à celui auquel il peut prétendre en application des articles du présent chapitre restitue au créancier les sommes indûment perçues ou mises à sa disposition. En cas de faute de sa part, il peut en outre être condamné, à la demande du créancier, à des dommages et intérêts.

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