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Article 2372 of the French Civil Code

In the event of alienation or loss of the property, ownership is carried over to the debtor’s claim against the sub-purchaser or to the insurance indemnity subrogated to the property.

The sub-purchaser or the insurer may then set up against the creditor the defences inherent in the debt as well as defences arising from its relationship with the debtor before it became aware of the carry-over.

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Article 2372

En cas d’aliénation ou de perte du bien, la propriété se reporte sur la créance du débiteur à l’égard du sous-acquéreur ou sur l’indemnité d’assurance subrogée au bien.

Le sous-acquéreur ou l’assureur peut alors opposer au créancier les exceptions inhérentes à la dette ainsi que les exceptions nées de ses rapports avec le débiteur avant qu’il ait eu connaissance du report.

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