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Article 1619 of the French Civil Code

In all other cases,

Either the sale is made of a certain and limited body,

Or it has as its object distinct and separate land,

Or it begins with the measure, or with the designation of the object sold followed by the measure,

The expression of this measure does not give rise to any additional price, in favour of the seller, for the excess measurement, nor in favour of the purchaser, to any reduction in the price for lesser measurement, only in so far as the difference between the actual measurement and that expressed in the contract is one-twentieth more or less, having regard to the value of the whole of the objects sold, if there is no stipulation to the contrary.

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Article 1619

Dans tous les autres cas,

Soit que la vente soit faite d’un corps certain et limité,

Soit qu’elle ait pour objet des fonds distincts et séparés,

Soit qu’elle commence par la mesure, ou par la désignation de l’objet vendu suivie de la mesure,

L’expression de cette mesure ne donne lieu à aucun supplément de prix, en faveur du vendeur, pour l’excédent de mesure, ni en faveur de l’acquéreur, à aucune diminution du prix pour moindre mesure, qu’autant que la différence de la mesure réelle à celle exprimée au contrat est d’un vingtième en plus ou en moins, eu égard à la valeur de la totalité des objets vendus, s’il n’y a stipulation contraire.

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