Civil Code · English · 2015
Article 2418
Dealings on Own Account
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The commission merchant entrusted with the sale or purchase of goods quoted on the stock exchange or having a market value may, in the absence of contrary instructions by the principal, effect the transaction as a third party on his own account and conclude the contract with himself.
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In such a case, he shall remain entitled to the remuneration agreed upon or resulting from usage.
#(3)
The price fixed for the transaction may not be less than the price intimated to him by the principal nor than the price quoted on the stock exchange or the market price.
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