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Showing 121130 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination of the guarantee

Article 2314

…ffected in his favour through the creditor's fault, the guarantor shall be discharged to the extent of the loss he suffers. Any clause to the contrary shall be deemed unwritten. Any clause to the cont…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination of the guarantee

Article 2315

Where a guarantee of future debts is for an indefinite period, the guarantor may terminate it at any time, subject to compliance with the contractually stipulated notice period or, failing that, a rea…

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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 II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2336

The pledge is perfected by the drawing up of a writing containing the designation of the debt secured, the quantity of the goods pledged and their type or nature.

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

Article 2333

…right to be paid in preference to his other creditors on a present or future movable asset or group of movable tangible assets. Secured claims may be present or future; in the latter case, they must b…

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

Article 2339

The pledgor may not demand the cancellation of the registration or the return of the pledged asset until he has fully paid the secured debt in principal, interest and costs.

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

Article 2344

Where the pledge is constituted with dispossession, the pledgor may claim the return of the pledged property, without prejudice to damages, if the creditor or the agreed third party fails to fulfil it…

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

Article 2350

The sequestration or deposit of sums, effects or values, ordered by a court as a guarantee or as a precautionary measure, entails special allocation and preferential right within the meaning of Articl…

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

Article 2334

The object of the pledge may be movable fixed assets by destination. The order of preference between the mortgagee and the pledgee is determined in accordance with Article 2419.

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

Article 2342

…non-possessory pledge relates to fungible things, the pledgor may, unless otherwise agreed, dispose of them on condition that he replaces them with the same quantity of equivalent things.

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