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Showing 101–110 of 5857 articles for “Art. 12 juill. 2018”
Compensation for environmental damage is primarily in kind. In the event that it is de jure or de facto impossible or that reparation measures are insufficient, the judge shall order the person respon…
Third parties must respect the legal situation created by the contract. They may rely on it in particular to provide proof of a fact.
You can only make a commitment in your own name for yourself.
The revocation can only be made by the stipulator or, after his death, by his heirs. The latter may only do so after the expiry of a period of three months from the day on which they gave the benefici…
A fixed-term contract may be renewed by operation of law or by agreement of the parties. Renewal gives rise to a new contract whose content is identical to the previous one but whose duration is indef…
In any event, termination may be requested in court.
The owner of a building is liable for damage caused by its ruin, where this is the result of a lack of maintenance or a defect in its construction.
The manufacturer is liable for damage caused by a defect in its product, whether or not it has a contractual relationship with the victim.
An obligation may be incurred by promising the act of a third party. The promisor is released from any obligation if the third party performs the promised act. If he does not, he may be ordered to pay…
One can stipulate for another. One of the contracting parties, the stipulator, can make the other, the promisor, promise to perform a service for the benefit of a third party, the beneficiary. The lat…
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