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 contract is deemed never to have existed.
Performed services give rise to restitution under the conditions set out in articles 1352 to 1352-9.
Independent of the annulment of the contract, the injured party may seek compensation for the damage suffered under the conditions of the ordinary law of extra-contractual liability.