French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Introductory provisions
Article 1104
Contracts must be negotiated, formed and performed in good faith. This provision is of public order.
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Contracts must be negotiated, formed and performed in good faith. This provision is of public order.
Mistake as to the essential qualities of the co-contractor is a ground of nullity only in contracts concluded in consideration of the person.
The contract is concluded as soon as acceptance reaches the offeror. It is deemed to be concluded at the place where the acceptance is received.
Vices of consent are a cause of relative nullity of the contract.
The legal, judicial or contractual representative is authorised to act only within the limits of the powers conferred on him.
Everyone is free to contract or not to contract, to choose their co-contractor and to determine the content and form of the contract within the limits set by law. Freedom of contract does not permit d…
A contract is consensual when it is formed by the mere exchange of consents whatever the mode of expression. A contract is solemn when its validity is subject to forms determined by law. A contract is…
The object of the obligation is a present or future benefit. This must be possible and determined or determinable. Benefit is determinable where it can be deduced from the contract or by reference to…
…shall be deemed unwritten.The assessment of the significant imbalance does not relate either to the main subject matter of the contract or to the adequacy of the price to the service.
When a clause has two possible meanings, the one that gives it effect prevails over the one that does not.
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