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Article L481-13 of the French Commercial code

A victim who has entered into a settlement with one of the joint and several co-debtors may only claim from the other co-debtors not party to the settlement the amount of his loss less the share of the loss attributable to the co-debtor party to the settlement. The co-debtors not party to the settlement may not claim from the co-debtor party to the settlement a contribution to the sum they have paid to the victim.

Unless otherwise stipulated, the victim may claim from the co-debtor party to the settlement payment of the balance of his loss attributable to the other joint and several co-debtors not party to the settlement after having first unsuccessfully sued them.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L481-13
La victime qui a conclu une transaction avec l’un des codébiteurs solidaires ne peut réclamer aux autres codébiteurs non parties à la transaction que le montant de son préjudice diminué de la part du préjudice imputable au codébiteur partie à la transaction. Les codébiteurs non parties à la transaction ne peuvent réclamer au codébiteur partie à celle-ci une contribution à la somme qu’ils ont payée à cette victime.


Sauf stipulation contraire, la victime peut réclamer au codébiteur partie à la transaction le paiement du solde de son préjudice imputable aux autres codébiteurs solidaires non parties à la transaction après les avoir préalablement et vainement poursuivis.

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