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Article 1163 of the French Civil Code

The object of the obligation is a present or future benefit.

This must be possible and determined or determinable.

Benefit is determinable where it can be deduced from the contract or by reference to usage or the parties’ previous relations, without the need for a new agreement by the parties.

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Article 1163

L’obligation a pour objet une prestation présente ou future.

Celle-ci doit être possible et déterminée ou déterminable.

La prestation est déterminable lorsqu’elle peut être déduite du contrat ou par référence aux usages ou aux relations antérieures des parties, sans qu’un nouvel accord des parties soit nécessaire.

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