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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1844"
article_number: "1844"
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heading: "Effects of confirmation and ratification"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title III › Chapter 5"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
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  - act_year: 1984
    act_number: 331
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1985-01-01
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# Art. 1844. Effects of confirmation and ratification

The effects of confirmation and ratification are retroactive to the date of the confirmed or ratified obligation. Neither confirmation nor ratification may impair the rights of third persons.