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Article 2308 of the French Civil Code

A guarantor who has paid all or part of the debt has personal recourse against the debtor both for the sums he has paid and for interest and costs.

Interest accrues automatically from the date of payment.
Only costs incurred after the guarantor has informed the debtor of the legal proceedings against him may be reimbursed.

If the guarantor has suffered loss independent of the delay in payment of the sums referred to in the first paragraph, he may also obtain compensation.

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Article 2308

La caution qui a payé tout ou partie de la dette a un recours personnel contre le débiteur tant pour les sommes qu’elle a payées que pour les intérêts et les frais.


Les intérêts courent de plein droit du jour du paiement.


Ne sont restituables que les frais postérieurs à la dénonciation, faite par la caution au débiteur, des poursuites dirigées contre elle.


Si la caution a subi un préjudice indépendant du retard dans le paiement des sommes mentionnées à l’alinéa premier, elle peut aussi en obtenir réparation.

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