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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2474

…icular:1° By the extinction of the principal obligation subject to the case provided for in Article 2422;2° By the creditor's renunciation of the mortgage subject to the same reservation;3° By purge;4…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2473

The mortgage is transferred ipso jure with the secured claim. The mortgagee may subrogate another creditor in the mortgage and retain his claim. He may also, by an assignment of anteriority, assign hi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Recovery costs

Article L132-23

Infringement of the prohibition on recovery costs mentioned in article L. 121-21 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in propo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 154-2

Investigating judges who are considering examining a person who has not already been heard as an assisted witness may request by letter rogatory, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-249

The founders of the company to whom the nullity is attributable and the directors in office at the time when it was incurred may be declared jointly and severally liable for the damage resulting for t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-29

The minimum repayment percentage established under the conditions defined in article D. 312-27 and the minimum maturity amount defined in article D. 312-28 correspond to a monthly repayment schedule.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-28

The amount of the instalment may not be less than 15 euros.The instalment by which the borrower pays the balance enabling the entire outstanding capital to be repaid may derogate from the amount stipu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-21

For the credit referred to in article L. 312-57, the information on the cost of credit that must be indicated in advertising pursuant to article L. 312-6 must be provided using a representative exampl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-24

In the cases provided for in article L. 312-7, the representative example indicates, in addition to the information provided for in article D. 312-21 and in the same font size: 1° That the amount of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-22

…om the normal operation of the credit concerned, the representative example defined in Article D. 312-21 illustrates the normal conditions of performance of the credit agreement.

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