French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The existence of consent
Article 1129
In accordance with article 414-1, you must be of sound mind to validly consent to a contract.
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In accordance with article 414-1, you must be of sound mind to validly consent to a contract.
Contracts, whether or not they have a proper name, are subject to general rules, which are the subject of this subtitle. The rules particular to certain contracts are set out in the provisions specifi…
Error, fraud and violence vitiate consent when they are of such a nature that, without them, one of the parties would not have contracted or would have contracted on substantially different terms. The…
An error resulting from fraud is always excusable; it is a cause of nullity even if it relates to the value of the service or to a simple reason in the contract.
Violence also exists when a party, abusing the state of dependence in which his co-contractor finds himself towards him, obtains from him a commitment which he would not have entered into in the absen…
Legally formed contracts take the place of law for those who have made them.
The initiative, conduct and termination of pre-contractual negotiations are free. They must imperatively satisfy the requirements of good faith.In the event of fault committed in the negotiations, com…
A contract is onerous when each of the parties receives a benefit from the other in return for that which he provides. It is gratuitous when one of the parties provides the other with a benefit withou…
The following are necessary for the validity of a contract: 1° The consent of the parties; 2° Their capacity to contract; 3° A lawful and certain content.
An error of law or of fact, unless inexcusable, is a ground for nullity of the contract where it relates to the essential qualities of the service due or to those of the other contracting party.
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