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Article 1221 of the French Civil Code

The creditor of an obligation may, after formal notice, pursue its performance in kind unless such performance is impossible or there is a manifest disproportion between its cost to the debtor in good faith and its benefit to the creditor.

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Article 1221

Le créancier d’une obligation peut, après mise en demeure, en poursuivre l’exécution en nature sauf si cette exécution est impossible ou s’il existe une disproportion manifeste entre son coût pour le débiteur de bonne foi et son intérêt pour le créancier.

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