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Article 2473 of the French Civil Code

The mortgage is transferred ipso jure with the secured claim. The mortgagee may subrogate another creditor in the mortgage and retain his claim.

He may also, by an assignment of anteriority, assign his registration rank to a creditor of later rank whose place he takes.

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Article 2473

L’hypothèque est transmise de plein droit avec la créance garantie. Le créancier hypothécaire peut subroger un autre créancier dans l’hypothèque et conserver sa créance.


Il peut aussi, par une cession d’antériorité, céder son rang d’inscription à un créancier de rang postérieur dont il prend la place.

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