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Article 1342 of the French Civil Code

Payment is the voluntary performance of the service due.

It must be made as soon as the debt becomes due.

It releases the debtor from the creditor and extinguishes the debt, except where the law or the contract provides for subrogation in the creditor’s rights.

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Article 1342
Le paiement est l’exécution volontaire de la prestation due.

Il doit être fait sitôt que la dette devient exigible.

Il libère le débiteur à l’égard du créancier et éteint la dette, sauf lorsque la loi ou le contrat prévoit une subrogation dans les droits du créancier.

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