The seller may refuse to disclose his identity at the auction.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1840
Disclosure of Seller's Identity · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
If a seller does not disclose his identity to the successful bidder, the auctioneer is bound personally by all the obligations of the seller.