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Article 1216 of the French Civil Code

A contracting party, the assignor, may assign his status as a party to the contract to a third party, the assignee, with the agreement of his co-contracting party, the assignee.

This agreement may be given in advance, in particular in the contract concluded between the future assignor and assignee, in which case the assignment takes effect with regard to the assignee when the contract concluded between the assignor and assignee is notified to him or when he takes note of it.

The assignment must be evidenced in writing, failing which it is null and void.

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Article 1216

Un contractant, le cédant, peut céder sa qualité de partie au contrat à un tiers, le cessionnaire, avec l’accord de son cocontractant, le cédé.

Cet accord peut être donné par avance, notamment dans le contrat conclu entre les futurs cédant et cédé, auquel cas la cession produit effet à l’égard du cédé lorsque le contrat conclu entre le cédant et le cessionnaire lui est notifié ou lorsqu’il en prend acte.

La cession doit être constatée par écrit, à peine de nullité.

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