French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Judicial mortgages
Article 2408
The judicial mortgage, which is constituted as a conservatory measure, is governed by the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures.
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The judicial mortgage, which is constituted as a conservatory measure, is governed by the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures.
The services responsible for land registration are required to issue, to all those who so request, copies or extracts of documents, other than registration slips, which are deposited there within the…
The mere publication at the service responsible for land registration of deeds transferring ownership does not purge the mortgages established on the property.The seller only transfers to the purchase…
The claimant creditor may not by his withdrawal, and even if he offers to pay the higher bid, prevent the public auction, unless all the other registered creditors consent..
During the minority and guardianship of adults, the registration made under Article 2398 must be renewed, in accordance with article 2429 of the Civil Code, by the clerk of the judicial court.
Contracts made in foreign countries cannot give a mortgage on French property, unless there are provisions contrary to this principle in political laws or treaties.
The order of preference between mortgagees and pledgees, insofar as their pledge relates to property deemed to be immovable, is determined by the dates on which the respective titles were published, n…
Once summoned to pay, and without prejudice to the benefit of discussion provided for in the preceding article, the third-party purchaser may: -either pay, -or purge the property in accordance with th…
Any registered creditor may, within forty days of the notification made to him, request the sale of the immovable by public auction, provided that he outbids by one tenth on the stipulated price or on…
The sale by auction, if applicable, shall be carried out in accordance with the forms established by the Code of Civil Procedure, at the behest either of the creditor who requested it or of the third…
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