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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2386

Mortgages are only granted in the cases and according to the forms authorised by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

…s on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted; 2° Funeral expenses; 3° The following remuneration and allowa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2387

A mortgage may be legal, judicial or conventional.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2388

All rights in rem in immovable property which are in commerce are subject to mortgages.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2389

The mortgage extends to improvements made to the mortgaged immovable, as well as to accessories deemed immovable.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2390

The mortgage extends to the interest and other accessories of the secured claim. This extension benefits the third party subrogated in the secured claim for the interest and other accessories due to i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-2

The recipients of the personal data referred to in articles D. 1441-22-2, D. 1441-22-3 and D. 1441-22-4 are as follows: I. - For the appointment of labour tribunal members: 1° Officials of the Directo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-2

…31 December of the financial year ended ;2° The amount of the technical provisions mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 441-7 at the same date;3° The ratio between, on the one hand, the sum of the spe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-2

The collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 concerns the content of the job protection plan referred to in articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63. It may also cover : 1° The procedures for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section X: The duty to act in a reserved manner.

Article 24

The parties are required to maintain the respect due to justice. The judge may, depending on the seriousness of the breaches, issue injunctions, even of his own motion, delete writings, declare them l…

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