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Article L141-20 of the French Commercial code

When the sale price is finally fixed, the purchaser, in the absence of an agreement between the creditors for the amicable distribution of its price, is obliged, on the summons of any creditor, and within the following fortnight, to deposit the due portion of the price, and the surplus as and when it becomes due, against all oppositions made in his hands as well as the registrations encumbering the business and the assignments that have been notified to him.

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Article L141-20

Lorsque le prix de la vente est définitivement fixé, l’acquéreur, à défaut d’entente entre les créanciers pour la distribution amiable de son prix, est tenu, sur la sommation de tout créancier, et dans la quinzaine suivante, de consigner la portion exigible du prix, et le surplus au fur et à mesure de l’exigibilité, à la charge de toutes les oppositions faites entre ses mains ainsi que des inscriptions grevant le fonds et des cessions qui lui ont été notifiées.

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