Article 2250 of the French Civil Code
November 6, 2023
Only an acquired prescription is subject to renunciation.
Only an acquired prescription is subject to renunciation.
Waiver of the statute of limitations is express or tacit. Tacit waiver results from circumstances unequivocally establishing the will not to avail oneself of the statute of limitations.
A person who is unable to exercise his rights himself cannot waive the acquired prescription on his own.
Creditors, or any other person with an interest in prescription being acquired, may set it up against or invoke it even when the debtor waives it.
The duration of prescription may be shortened or extended by agreement of the parties. It may not, however, be reduced to less than one year or extended to more than ten years. The parties may also, by mutual agreement, add to the causes of suspension or interruption of the limitation period provided for by law. The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply to actions for payment or…
Possession is the holding or enjoyment of a thing or right which we hold or exercise by ourselves, or by another who holds or exercises it on our behalf.
One is always presumed to possess for oneself, and as owner, unless it is proved that one began to possess for another.
When one has begun to possess for another, one is always presumed to possess in the same capacity, if there is no proof to the contrary.
Acquisitive prescription is a means of acquiring property or a right by the effect of possession without the person alleging it being obliged to produce a title to it or being able to rely on the exception deduced from bad faith.
The articles 2221 and 2222, and Chapters III and IV of Title XX of this book subject to the provisions of this chapter.
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