Book Four: Real Securities · Section One: Mortgage · Chapter Two: Effects of the Mortgage · Part Two: Effects of a Mortgage with Respect to Third Parties · First: General Provisions
A mortgage shall be enforceable against third parties from the date of its registration, provided that registration precedes the acquisition by a third party of any right in rem over the mortgaged immovable.
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