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The Effects of Obligations
Article 199
An obligation is enforceable against the debtor.
The performance of a natural obligation, however, cannot be enforced.
Article 200
The judge shall decide, in the absence of any provision of the law, whether a natural obligation exists. There cannot ever be a natural obligation that is contrary to public policy.
Article 201
A debtor cannot claim restitution of that which he has voluntarily given to another with the object of discharging a natural obligation.
Article 202
A natural obligation may constitute a valid cause for a civil obligation.
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