Title Second: Actual Tender and Deposit

Article 822

Article 822 - A debtor wishing to discharge his obligation to his creditor may offer to the latter, through a notary public, the thing or sum which he considers or is acknowledged to owe, and may deposit it with...

Article 823

Article 823 - The creditor must take a position by accepting or rejecting the offer, either by a statement written on the notification document or by a statement submitted to the notary public within a maximum of forty-eight hours from the date of notification, and acceptance may not be conditional or reserved. In the event of rejecting the offer, the notary public must notify the debtor. If the creditor accepts the offer, the notary public may hand over the thing or the amount deposited with him or in his name or found in the place designated in the offer. If the creditor does not request to receive it, he shall bear the risk of its loss and the debtor's obligation shall be discharged. If the creditor rejects the offer and the offered thing is not in the possession of the notary public and it is possible to move it, the debtor may request from the urgent matters judge, within two days from the date of notification of the creditor's rejection, to authorize its deposit in a place designated by the judge. However, if the thing is intended to remain where it is, the debtor may request from the aforementioned judge to place it under guardianship.

Article 824

Article 824 - The debtor, under penalty of forfeiture of the effects of offer and deposit, must present within ten days from notice of the creditor's rejection a suit to establish the validity of the offer, or else...

Article 825

Article 825 - The judgment ruling on the validity of the offer and deposit declares the debtor's liability to be cleared as of the date of the offer and deposit. From the date of the deposit, the accrual of interest on the debt amount ceases, the debtor's liability for late payment is lifted, and the expenses and risks are transferred to the creditor.

Article 826

Article 826 - The debtor may make the offer in open court without other formalities if the person to whom the offer is made is present. Upon rejection of the offer, the court shall order deposit of the sum or thing...