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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1674

If the seller has been harmed by more than seven twelfths in the price of an immovable, he has the right to apply for rescission of the sale, even if he had expressly waived the right to apply for suc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1676

The claim is no longer admissible after the expiry of two years from the day of the sale.This period runs and is not suspended for the duration of the time stipulated for the pact of redemption.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1681

In the event that the action for rescission is admitted, the purchaser has the choice either to return the thing by withdrawing the price he has paid for it, or to keep the land by paying the suppleme…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1616

The seller is obliged to deliver the capacity as set out in the contract, subject to the modifications hereinafter expressed.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1632

But if the purchaser has made a profit from the damage done by him, the seller is entitled to withhold from the price a sum equal to that profit.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1683

Rescission for lesion does not take place in favour of the buyer.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Things that can be sold.

Article 1601

If at the time of the sale the thing sold had perished in its entirety, the sale would be void. If only part of the thing has perished, it is at the option of the purchaser to abandon the sale, or to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1609

Delivery must be made at the place where, at the time of the sale, the thing which was the subject of the sale was, unless otherwise agreed.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1624

The question of whether the loss or deterioration of the thing sold before delivery should fall on the seller or the purchaser shall be judged according to the rules prescribed under the heading "Cont…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1649

It does not take place in sales made by judicial authority.

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