Civil Code · English · 2015
Article 2323
Claims by Sub-Contractors or Workmen
(1)
At the time of payment, the client may deduct from the price of the contract an amount sufficient to pay the claims of independent contractors or workmen employed under a contract of independent work and who have given him notice of their contract with the contractor in respect of the work performed or the materials or services after such notice was given.
#(2)
The deduction is valid until such time as the contractor gives the client an acquittance of such claims.
#(3)
The client may not exercise the right set out in sub-Article (1) if the contractor furnishes him with sufficient security to guarantee the claims.
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