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.
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…
…termined in advance by one of the parties, which creates a significant imbalance between the rights and obligations of the parties to the contract shall be deemed unwritten.The assessment of the signi…
When a clause has two possible meanings, the one that gives it effect prevails over the one that does not.
Clear and precise clauses cannot be interpreted without distortion.
…that conforms to the legitimate expectations of the parties, taking into account its nature, custom and the amount of the consideration.
Where the price or any other element of the contract must be determined by reference to an index which does not exist or has ceased to exist or to be accessible, the index shall be replaced by the ind…
In synallagmatic contracts, lack of equivalence of performance is not a ground for nullity of the contract, unless the law provides otherwise.
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