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Article 2532 of the French Civil Code

A conventional mortgage may only be granted by a deed executed in authentic form. The transfer and release of the mortgage shall take place in the same form.

Contracts concluded outside Mayotte may only validly have the purpose of constituting a mortgage on immovable property situated in Mayotte if they comply with the provisions of this title.

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Article 2532

L’hypothèque conventionnelle ne peut être consentie que par un acte passé en forme authentique. La transmission et la mainlevée de l’hypothèque ont lieu dans la même forme.

Les contrats passés hors de Mayotte ne peuvent valablement avoir pour objet de constituer une hypothèque sur des immeubles situés à Mayotte qu’à la condition d’être conformes aux dispositions du présent titre.

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