Article 1227 of the French Civil Code
November 7, 2023
In any event, termination may be requested in court.
In any event, termination may be requested in court.
Depending on the circumstances, the court may declare the contract null and void or order its performance, possibly granting the debtor a time limit, or award only damages.
Resolution terminates the contract. Resolution takes effect, depending on the case, either under the conditions provided for by the resolutory clause, or on the date of receipt by the debtor of the notification made by the creditor, or on the date fixed by the judge or, failing that, on the date of the summons to appear in court. Where the services exchanged could only find their usefulness through the full…
Termination does not affect dispute settlement clauses or clauses intended to be effective even in the event of termination, such as confidentiality and non-competition clauses.
Unless the non-performance is definitive, damages are only payable if the debtor has first been given notice to perform within a reasonable period.
The debtor is ordered, where appropriate, to pay damages either for the non-performance of the obligation or for the delay in performance, if he does not prove that performance was prevented by force majeure.
Damages due to the creditor are, in general, for the loss he has made and the gain of which he has been deprived, subject to the exceptions and modifications below.
The debtor is only liable for damages which were provided for or could have been provided for when the contract was concluded, except where the non-performance is due to gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
Even where the non-performance of the contract is the result of gross negligence or wilful misconduct, damages only include what is an immediate and direct consequence of the non-performance.
Where the contract stipulates that the party who fails to perform it shall pay a certain sum by way of damages, no greater or lesser sum may be awarded to the other party. However, the judge may, even of his own motion, moderate or increase the penalty so agreed if it is manifestly excessive or derisory. Where the undertaking has been performed in part, the agreed penalty may be reduced…
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