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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination of the guarantee

Article 2318

…f Article 1844-5, the guarantor remains liable for debts arising before the transaction became enforceable against third parties; he only guarantees debts arising subsequently if he agreed to this on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subtitle I: General provisions

Article 2325

A contractual security interest may be created by the debtor or by a third party. When it is constituted by a third party, the creditor has an action only on the property assigned as security. The pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Movable liens

Article 2330

…ess otherwise provided, they do not confer a resale right. They are carried over to the debtor's price claim against the purchaser.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2341

…settlor may, if the agreement so provides, dispose of the things pledged on condition that he replaces them with the same quantity of equivalent things.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2349

…n in the pledge until the debt is fully discharged. Conversely, the heir of the creditor, who has received his portion of the debt, may not surrender the pledge to the prejudice of those of his co-hei…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Registration of immovable property

Article 2514

…able property and registration of rights over immovable property mentioned in Article 2521 takes place on application made under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. A pre-notation ma…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Registration of immovable property

Article 2523

…wner of the immovable has been registered, unless the latter has been acquired by prescription or accession.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Registration of immovable property

Article 2512

…are compulsory regardless of the legal status of the owner or holder of the rights. Without prejudice to the reciprocal rights and actions of the parties for the performance of their agreements, the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Registration of immovable property

Article 2524

Any deed relating to a right that may be registered must, for the purposes of registration, be drawn up in authentic form by a notary, a court of general jurisdiction or a public authority. Any deed i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2502

…ticle 564, the words: "or body of water referred to in articles 432 and 433 du code rural" are replaced by the words: "pisciculture ou enclos piscicoles".

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