Statute of Limitations for Written Contract in France

How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for FR written contract SOL (Code civil, art. 2224) is Code civil, art. 2224.

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

• Code civil, art. 2224 — Code civil, art. 2224

All sources are official primary law published by legifrance.gouv.fr.

Corroboration method: spa_subagent_dual_fetch.