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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of liens

Article 2332-1

Unless otherwise provided, special liens take precedence over general liens.

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

Article 2342-1

Where the settlor has the option of disposing of the pledged assets under the conditions provided for in Articles 2341 or

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules specific to legal mortgages of minors or adults under guardianship

Article 2399

A minor, after coming of age or emancipation, or an adult under guardianship, after the release of the guardianship of adults, may request, within a period of one year, the registration of his legal m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules specific to legal mortgages of minors or adults under guardianship

Article 2398

At the opening of any guardianship, the family council or, failing this, the judge, after hearing the tutor, decides whether a registration must be required on the tutor's immovables. If so, the famil…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination of the guarantee

Article 2318

In the event of the dissolution of the debtor or creditor legal entity as a result of a merger, demerger or the cause provided for in the third paragraph of Article 1844-5, the guarantor remains liabl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2364

Sums paid in respect of the pledged claim are deducted from the secured claim when it is due.If this is not the case, the pledged creditor retains them as security in a specially allocated account ope…

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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 Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2361

A pledge of a claim, present or future, takes effect between the parties and becomes enforceable against third parties on the date of the deed. In the event of a dispute, proof of the date lies with t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238

I.-Companies subject ipso jure or by option to an actual taxation system may, under the conditions provided for in this article, subject to separate taxation at the rate provided for in the second par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Holding of meetings

Article 236

The date of the opening of the sessions of the Assize Court shall be fixed whenever necessary, on the proposal of the Public Prosecutor, by the First President of the Court of Appeal or, in the case p…

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