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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2500

Articles 515-14 to 710, with the exception of articles 642 and 643, are applicable in Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles 2501 et 2502. The provisions relating to buildings app…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2508

The provisions of Title XIX of Book III and Title II of Book IV are applicable to Mayotte subject to the provisions of Title IV of this Book and the following provisions:1° 4° of Article 2331 is appli…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 25

…a claim which the law requires, by reason of the nature of the case or the status of the claimant, to be submitted to his control.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The procedure applicable to divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 250

…by mutual agreement. The judge examines the application with each of the spouses, then brings them together. He then calls the lawyer or lawyers.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-30

A recourse action may be brought by the professional who provided the digital content or digital service, against any person upstream in the chain of commercial transactions, in accordance with the pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-31

The provisions of this section shall also apply to contracts concluded between a professional and a non-professional.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Public policy provisions

Article L224-25-32

The provisions of this section are of public order.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2509

…ansmission and extinction of rights in rem in immovable property and other rights and deeds subject to publicity are those of civil legislation under ordinary law, subject to the provisions of this Ti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 2534

For the purposes of their publication, distraint orders relating to lots depending on an immovable subject to the status of co-ownership are deemed not to relate to the share of the common parts inclu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 2531

…following may be mortgaged: 1° Immovable property which is in the trade and its accessories deemed to be immovable; 2° Usufruct of the same property and accessories, for the duration of its term; 3°…

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