Article 1162
A contract may not derogate from public policy either by its terms or by its purpose, whether or not the latter was known to all the parties.
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Showing 361–370 of 37517 articles for “Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012”
A contract may not derogate from public policy either by its terms or by its purpose, whether or not the latter was known to all the parties.
When in doubt, a contract by mutual agreement is construed against the creditor and in favour of the debtor, and a contract of adhesion against the person who proposed it.
All the clauses of a contract are to be interpreted in relation to each other, giving to each the meaning which respects the coherence of the whole act. When, with the common intention of the parties,…
…iver regains responsibility for it from the time of his formal notice, in accordance with Article 1344-2and subject to the rules set out in article 1351-1.
The forms required for the purposes of proof or enforceability have no effect on the validity of contracts.
The contract is interpreted according to the common intention of the parties rather than by stopping at the literal meaning of its terms. Where this intention cannot be detected, the contract is inter…
The obligation to deliver the thing entails an obligation to preserve it until delivery, taking all the care of a reasonable person.
Any clause that deprives the debtor's essential obligation of its substance is deemed unwritten.
Where a writing is required for a contract to be valid, it may be drawn up and stored in electronic form under the conditions laid down in Articles 1366 and 1367 and, where an authentic instrument is…
The requirement to send several copies is deemed to have been met by electronic means if the written document can be printed by the recipient.
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