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Article 2456 of the French Civil Code

Once summoned to pay, and without prejudice to the benefit of discussion provided for in the preceding article, the third-party purchaser may:

-either pay,

-or purge the property in accordance with the rules set out in the following sub-section,

-or allow itself to be seized.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 2456

Une fois sommé de payer, et sauf le bénéfice de discussion prévu à l’article précédent, le tiers acquéreur peut :


-soit payer,


-soit purger l’immeuble suivant les règles prévues à la sous-section suivante,


-soit se laisser saisir.

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