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Article 1347-1 of the French Civil Code

Subject to the provisions of the following sub-section, set-off occurs only between two obligations which are fungible, certain, liquid and due.

Obligations for sums of money, even in different currencies, are fungible, provided they are convertible, or those which have as their object a quantity of things of the same kind.

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Article 1347-1

Sous réserve des dispositions prévues à la sous-section suivante, la compensation n’a lieu qu’entre deux obligations fongibles, certaines, liquides et exigibles.

Sont fongibles les obligations de somme d’argent, même en différentes devises, pourvu qu’elles soient convertibles, ou celles qui ont pour objet une quantité de choses de même genre.

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