Article 1190
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.
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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,…
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…
In contracts for the provision of services, in the absence of agreement between the parties prior to their performance, the price may be fixed by the creditor, who is responsible for giving reasons fo…
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.
The fixed procedural fee referred to in 2° of Article 1018 A, payable for decisions rendered pursuant to the article 778 of the code of criminal procedure, for the rectification of entries made in cri…
In the event of serious or immediate danger, the Minister responsible for consumer affairs and the minister(s) concerned may, by joint order, suspend for a period not exceeding one year the manufactur…
…ble in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in th…
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