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Showing 191–200 of 6499 articles for “Art. n° 11-10.839”
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,…
In contracts the object of which is the alienation of ownership or the assignment of another right, the transfer takes place when the contract is concluded. This transfer may be deferred by the will o…
The forms required for the purposes of proof or enforceability have no effect on the validity of contracts.
A contract that does not fulfil the conditions required for its validity is null and void. Nullity must be pronounced by the judge, unless the parties establish it by mutual agreement. The annulled co…
Relative nullity can only be requested by the party whom the law intends to protect. It may be covered by confirmation. If the action for relative nullity has several holders, the renunciation of one…
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…
The obligation to deliver the thing entails an obligation to preserve it until delivery, taking all the care of a reasonable person.
Where the cause of nullity affects only one or more clauses of the contract, it entails nullity of the entire act only if that clause or those clauses constituted a determining element of the commitme…
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.
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