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Article L320-2 of the French Commercial code

Public auctions are sales involving a third party, acting as agent for the owner or his representative, to offer and award an item to the highest bidder following a competitive bidding process that is open to the public and transparent. The highest bidder acquires the property awarded to him; he is required to pay the price.

Except for special provisions and the case of sales conducted in a purely private circle, these sales are open to any person who may bid and no obstacle may be placed in the way of free bidding.

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Article L320-2

Constituent des ventes aux enchères publiques les ventes faisant intervenir un tiers, agissant comme mandataire du propriétaire ou de son représentant, pour proposer et adjuger un bien au mieux-disant des enchérisseurs à l’issue d’un procédé de mise en concurrence ouvert au public et transparent. Le mieux-disant des enchérisseurs acquiert le bien adjugé à son profit ; il est tenu d’en payer le prix.

Sauf dispositions particulières et le cas des ventes effectuées dans le cercle purement privé, ces ventes sont ouvertes à toute personne pouvant enchérir et aucune entrave ne peut être portée à la liberté des enchères.

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