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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 244

The technician must disclose in his opinion all information that sheds light on the issues to be examined. He is prohibited from revealing any other information of which he may become aware in the cou…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Divorce for fault

Article 244

The reconciliation of the spouses that has taken place since the alleged events prevents them from being invoked as grounds for divorce. The judge will then declare the application inadmissible. A new…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The Chairman

Article 244

The Assize Court is presided over by a chamber president or a councillor of the Court of Appeal.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution of the mortgage.

Article 244

A mortgage granted on a seagoing vessel or on an undivided share of the vessel extends, unless otherwise agreed, to the body of the vessel and to all accessories, machinery, fittings and tackle. It do…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions relating to mortgages held by spouses and guardians

Article 2440

When the legal mortgage has been registered pursuant to article 2394, and unless there is an express clause in the marriage contract prohibiting it, the spouse who is the beneficiary of the registrati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2448

The register kept pursuant to the preceding article shall be numbered and initialled on each page, by first and last, by the judicial court judge within whose jurisdiction the office is established. I…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2444

I. - The State is liable for the loss resulting from faults committed by each service responsible for land registration in the performance of its duties, in particular: 1° The failure to publish deeds…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2447

The departments responsible for land registration will be required to keep a register in which they will enter, day by day, and in numerical order, the delivery to them of deeds, court rulings, slips…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2443

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…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions relating to mortgages held by spouses and guardians

Article 2441

If the value of the immovables on which the mortgage of the minor or of the adult under guardianship has been registered significantly exceeds what is necessary to guarantee the management of the guar…

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