The furnishing of a pledge without dispossession of the debtor may be made in such cases only as are expressly provided by law.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2490
Debtor’s Possession · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
In all other cases, the contract shall be of no effect where it stipulates that the pledge shall remain with the debtor.