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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2521

Without prejudice to other rights the registration of which is provided for by the provisions of this code, other codes or civil legislation applicable to Mayotte, the following are registered in the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2525

Ministerial officers and public authorities are required to register, without delay and independently of the will of the parties, the rights referred to in Article 2521 resulting from acts drawn up be…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2526

Any person who has an interest therein shall apply to the Registrar, by producing the writings executed in authentic form constituting the rights to be registered and other documents the filing of whi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2528

Rights subject to registration pursuant to article 2521 are, if they have not been registered, unenforceable against third parties who, on the same immovable, have acquired, from the same author, comp…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Effects of the guarantee between the guarantors

Article 2312

If there is more than one guarantor, the one who paid has a personal claim and a subrogatory claim against the others, each for its share.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Participation of users in the operation of the healthcare system

Article L1114-3

Employees who are members of an association referred to in article L. 1114-1 are entitled to the representation leave provided for by L. 3142-51 of the Labour Code when they are called upon to sit on…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-3

Financial aid is granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée jointly or in partnership with other public or private entities. The international agreements, regulatory texts or conven…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R433-3

The evicted person may apply to the enforcement judge to contest the absence of a market value for the property retained by the bailiff in the inventory. The application must be made, on pain of inadm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-3

The prohibition measures taken pursuant to this chapter apply to any person who is a co-owner of the funds and to any person who holds a joint account where the other account holder is an owner, bare…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-3

Any clause in reinsurance treaties that excludes the risks referred to in Articles L. 215-1 and L. 215-2 from the reinsurance guarantee due to the pricing adopted by the central pricing office is null…

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