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Article 1589 of the French Civil Code

A promise of sale is equivalent to a sale when there is mutual consent by both parties to the property and the price.

If this promise applies to land already subdivided or to be subdivided, its acceptance and the resulting agreement will be established by the payment of a deposit on the price, whatever name is given to this deposit, and by the taking of possession of the land.

The date of the agreement, even if regularised at a later date, will be the date of payment of the first deposit.

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Article 1589

La promesse de vente vaut vente, lorsqu’il y a consentement réciproque des deux parties sur la chose et sur le prix.

Si cette promesse s’applique à des terrains déjà lotis ou à lotir, son acceptation et la convention qui en résultera s’établiront par le paiement d’un acompte sur le prix, quel que soit le nom donné à cet acompte, et par la prise de possession du terrain.

La date de la convention, même régularisée ultérieurement, sera celle du versement du premier acompte.

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