If the successful bidder fails to comply with the clauses of the auction, the business shall be sold on reiteration of the bids, in accordance with the forms prescribed by the articles L. 143-6 and L. 143-7.
The defaulting successful bidder is liable to the seller’s creditors and to the seller himself for the difference between his price and the resale price upon reopening of the auction, without being able to claim the excess if there is one.