French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract
Article 1170
Any clause that deprives the debtor's essential obligation of its substance is deemed unwritten.
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Any clause that deprives the debtor's essential obligation of its substance is deemed unwritten.
In framework contracts, it may be agreed that the price will be set unilaterally by one of the parties, with the onus on that party to justify the amount in the event of a dispute. In the event of abu…
A contract for valuable consideration is void where, at the time of its formation, the consideration agreed for the benefit of the person making the commitment is illusory or derisory.
Where the request is made on the basis of Article L. 6145-11 of the Public Health Code or
A preference pact is a contract by which a party undertakes to offer its beneficiary priority to deal with it in the event that it decides to enter into a contract. When a contract is entered into wit…
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…
The conditions set out in articles L. 23-112-1 and L. 23-112-4 are assessed on the date of appointment as a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee.
1. Once customs formalities have been completed, goods intended for export by sea or air must be placed on board ships or aircraft immediately. 2. Goods which are to be exported by land must be taken…
Commanders of the national navy leaving ports must complete all the formalities to which captains of merchant ships are subject.
1. Civil and military aircraft leaving the customs territory may only take off from customs airports. 2. The same provisions as those laid down in articles 78-1, 79, 80-1 and 81 of this Code shall app…
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