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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1120

Silence does not constitute acceptance, unless otherwise required by law, custom, business relations or particular circumstances.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1122

The law or the contract may provide for a cooling-off period, which is the period before the expiry of which the recipient of the offer may not express his acceptance, or a withdrawal period, which is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preferential agreement and unilateral undertaking

Article 1123

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…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preferential agreement and unilateral undertaking

Article 1124

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…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1125

Electronic means may be used to make contractual stipulations or information on goods or services available.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1126

Information requested with a view to concluding a contract or information sent during the performance of a contract may be sent by e-mail if the recipient has agreed to the use of this medium.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1127

Information intended for a professional may be sent to him by e-mail, provided that he has communicated his e-mail address. If this information is to be given on a form, the form shall be made availab…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Allocation of free shares to company employees

Article 1127

…be levied on free allocations of shares made pursuant to: 1° (Repealed); 2° (Repealed); 3° Articles L. 322-13 and L. 322-22 of the Insurance Code relating to national insurance companies; 4° Loi n° 73…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Validity of the contract

Article 1128

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.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Special provisions for accepted divorces

Article 1123

At any time during the proceedings, the spouses may accept the principle of the breakdown of the marriage regardless of the facts giving rise to it.This acceptance may be recorded in a procès-verbal d…

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