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French Civil Code
- Book III: Different ways of acquiring property
  - Title III: Sources of obligations
    - Subtitle I: Contracts
      - Chapter II: Formation of the contract
        Section 2: Validity of the contract
        Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1170 of the French Civil Code

Article 1170 of the French Civil Code

November 7, 2023
2:51 pm

Any clause that deprives the debtor’s essential obligation of its substance is deemed unwritten.

Original in French 🇫🇷

Article 1170

Toute clause qui prive de sa substance l’obligation essentielle du débiteur est réputée non écrite.

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