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.
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…
…rror 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 nullity.
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…
Mistake as to the essential qualities of the co-contractor is a ground of nullity only in contracts concluded in consideration of the person.
Vices of consent are a cause of relative nullity of the contract.
Routine acts performed by a minor may be annulled on the grounds of simple injury. However, nullity is not incurred where the lesion results from an unforeseeable event. A simple declaration of majori…
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