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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledges on immovable property.

Article 2384

The rights of a creditor holding a right of pledge on immovable property are extinguished in particular:1° By the extinction of the principal obligation;2° By the early restitution of the immovable pr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledges on immovable property.

Article 2379

A pledge on immovable property is the assignment of an immovable as security for an obligation with dispossession of the person making it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledges on immovable property.

Article 2383

The debtor may not claim restitution of the property until his debt has been fully discharged.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledges on immovable property.

Article 2382

The creditor may, without losing possession, lease the property either to a third party or to the debtor himself.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledges on immovable property.

Article 2380

The provisions relating to mortgages set out in articles 2390,2409 to 2413,2415 and 2450 to 2453 are applicable to real estate pledges.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-2

Persons who have lost French nationality due to marriage to a foreigner or the acquisition by individual measure of a foreign nationality may, subject to the provisions of article 21-27, be reinstated…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-31

In article R. 713-66 : a) The first paragraph of I reads as follows: "At the time of each general renewal, the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry, Trades and Crafts sh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-17

Where a collective company pension savings plan has been set up, all employees of the company are entitled to benefit from its provisions. However, a seniority condition may be required. This may not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-18

The transfer of individual rights from a collective company pension savings plan to another pension savings plan before leaving the company is only possible up to a limit of one transfer every three y…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-19

The rules of the collective company pension savings plan determine the conditions under which employees are informed of its existence and content. If the plan is not set up by virtue of an agreement w…

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