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571.

The provisions of Art. 533 apply correspondingly to the cases mentioned in Arts. 563–566 and 570.

572.

Even though the seller has specially stipulated that he shall not be liable in the cases mentioned in the preceding twelve articles, he is not exempted from liability for facts which he knew of and concealed, or for rights which he himself has created in favour of or has assigned to a third person.

573.

If a time is fixed for the delivery of the thing sold, it is presumed that the same time is fixed for the payment of the price.

574.

If the price is payable at the same time as the delivery of the thing, it is to be paid at the place of the delivery.

575.

The fruits of a thing sold but not yet delivered belong to the seller.

The buyer is bound to pay interest on the price from the day of delivery; but if a time is fixed for the payment of the price, he is not bound to pay interest before such time.

576.

If a third person asserts a right to the thing sold, and there is danger that the buyer may lose wholly or partly the right which he has bought, he may refuse to