French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent
Article 1142
Violence is a ground for nullity whether it is perpetrated by a party or by a third party.
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Violence is a ground for nullity whether it is perpetrated by a party or by a third party.
Incapacity to contract is a cause of relative nullity.
The offer, which may be made to a specific or unspecified person, includes the essential elements of the proposed contract and expresses the offeror's intention to be bound in the event of acceptance.…
It may not be retracted before the expiry of the period set by its author or, failing that, the end of a reasonable period. The withdrawal of the offer in breach of this prohibition prevents the concl…
The unilateral promise is the contract by which one party, the promisor, grants to the other, the beneficiary, the right to opt for the conclusion of a contract whose essential elements are determined…
A mistake as to a mere motive, extraneous to the essential qualities of the performance due or of the co-contractor, is not a ground of nullity, unless the parties have expressly made it a decisive el…
An error as to value, whereby a contracting party, without being mistaken as to the essential qualities of the service, merely makes an inaccurate economic assessment of it, is not a ground for nullit…
Larceny is also constituted if it emanates from the contracting party's representative, business manager, servant or surety. It is also constituted when it emanates from a third party in collusion.
The time limit for an action for nullity shall run, in the case of error or fraud, only from the day on which they were discovered and, in the case of violence, only from the day on which it ceased.
A person who is incapable of entering into a contract may nevertheless carry out on his or her own the ordinary acts authorised by law or custom, provided that they are entered into under normal condi…
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