French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.
Article 2359
The pledge extends to the accessories of the claim unless the parties agree otherwise.
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The pledge extends to the accessories of the claim unless the parties agree otherwise.
The mortgage is indivisible, notwithstanding the division of the debt: the co-debtor who owns the mortgaged immovable is, on that immovable, held for the whole; each of the creditors has the whole imm…
The provisions of articles 2393 to 2396 shall be brought to the attention of spouses or future spouses under the conditions laid down by decree.
…cautionary measure, entails special allocation and preferential right within the meaning of Article 2333.
Other than those provided for by special laws, preferential claims on the generality of immovable property are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor to whom the lien is o…
The rights of a creditor holding a right of pledge on immovable property are extinguished in particular:1° By the extinction of the principal obligation;2° By the early restitution of the immovable pr…
A mortgage is the assignment of a property as security for an obligation without dispossessing the person who sets it up.
When a guarantee of future debts terminates, the guarantor remains liable for debts arising previously, unless otherwise agreed.
A security interest is the allocation of an asset or a group of assets, present or future, to the preferential or exclusive payment of the creditor.
To be enforceable against the debtor of the pledged claim, the pledge of the claim must be notified to him or the debtor must intervene in the deed. Failing this, only the pledgor validly receives pay…
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