Statute of Limitations for Oral Contract in France
How the limitation period applies
The controlling primary authority for FR oral contract SOL (Code civil, art. 2224) is Code civil, art. 2224.
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Code civil, art. 2224. Les actions personnelles ou mobilières se prescrivent par cinq ans à compter du jour où le titulaire d'un droit a connu ou aurait dû connaître les faits lui permettant de l'exercer.
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Sources
All sources are official primary law published by legifrance.gouv.fr.
Corroboration method: spa_subagent_dual_fetch.
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