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Article 2446 of the French Civil Code

Except in cases where they are justified in refusing the filing or rejecting a formality, in accordance with legislative or regulatory provisions, on land registration, the services responsible for land registration may not refuse or delay the performance of a formality or the delivery of documents regularly requested, on pain of damages and interest from the parties ; to the effect of which, minutes of the refusals or delays will, at the request of the applicants, be drawn up on the spot, either by a judge of the judicial court, or by a bailiff hearing the court, or by another bailiff or a notary assisted by two witnesses.

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Article 2446

En dehors des cas où ils sont fondés à refuser le dépôt ou à rejeter une formalité, conformément aux dispositions législatives ou réglementaires, sur la publicité foncière, les services chargés de la publicité foncière ne peuvent refuser ni retarder l’exécution d’une formalité ni la délivrance des documents régulièrement requis, sous peine des dommages et intérêts des parties ; à l’effet de quoi, procès-vebaux des refus ou retardements seront, à la diligence des requérants, dressés sur-le-champ, soit par un juge du tribunal judiciaire, soit par un huissier audiencier du tribunal, soit par un autre huissier ou un notaire assisté de deux témoins.

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