A notary who receives a treaty for the transfer of a ministerial office or a deed of sale, exchange or division or a deed for the transfer of the right to a lease or the benefit of a promise to lease relating to all or part of an immovable property is required to inform the parties of the existence of the penalties laid down in 5 of V of article 1754, to articles 1729 and 1840 B of this code and to Article 1202 of the Civil Code, to mention this information in the deed and to state therein that to his knowledge this deed is not modified or contradicted by any counter-letter containing an increase in the price or the balance.
This provision does not apply to public auctions.