French Civil Code

If the person who made the deposit has been divested of his powers of administration, the deposit may only be returned to the person who has the administration of the depositor’s property.

If the deposit was made by a guardian or administrator, in one of those capacities, it may only be returned to the person whom that guardian or administrator represented, if their management or administration has ended.

If the deposit contract designates the place in which restitution is to be made, the depositary is obliged to take the thing deposited there. If there are transport costs, they shall be borne by the depositor.

If the contract does not designate the place of restitution, it must be made in the same place as the deposit.

The deposit must be returned to the depositor as soon as he claims it, even if the contract has fixed a specific time limit for its return; unless there is, in the hands of the depositary, an attachment or opposition to the return and removal of the thing deposited.

The unfaithful depositary is not admitted to the benefit of assignment.

All the depositary’s obligations cease if he discovers and proves that he himself is the owner of the thing deposited.