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Article 1978 of the French Civil Code

The mere non-payment of the arrears of the annuity does not authorise the person in whose favour it is constituted to demand repayment of the capital, or to re-enter the land alienated by him: he has only the right to seize and have sold the property of his debtor and to have ordered or consented, out of the proceeds of the sale, the use of a sum sufficient for the service of the arrears.

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Article 1978

Le seul défaut de paiement des arrérages de la rente n’autorise point celui en faveur de qui elle est constituée à demander le remboursement du capital, ou à rentrer dans le fonds par lui aliéné : il n’a que le droit de saisir et de faire vendre les biens de son débiteur et de faire ordonner ou consentir, sur le produit de la vente, l’emploi d’une somme suffisante pour le service des arrérages.

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