Whosoever offers a thing for sale by auction shall be deemed to make a declaration of intention and not an offer.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1344
Sale by Auction · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
In such a case, the contract shall be completed only where the thing is knocked down upon the last bid being made.