If the buyer is in delay in taking delivery of the goods or, where payment of the price and delivery of the goods are to be made concurrently, if he fails to pay the price, and the seller is either in possession of the goods or otherwise able to control their disposition, the seller must take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to preserve them.
Lorsque l’acheteur tarde à prendre livraison des marchandises ou qu’il n’en paie pas le prix alors que le paiement du prix et la livraison doivent se faire simultanément, le vendeur, s’il a les marchandises en sa possession ou sous son contrôle, doit prendre les mesures raisonnables, eu égard aux circonstances, pour en assurer la conservation.