Chapter IV: Deposits and deposits on account

Unless otherwise stipulated, for any contract for the sale or provision of services concluded between a trader and a consumer, sums paid in advance are deposits, within the meaning of the article 1590 of the Civil Code.In this case, each of the contracting parties may renege on their commitment, the consumer losing the deposit, the professional returning twice as much.

Where the contract of sale relates to movable property, any sum paid in advance of the price, irrespective of the nature of the payment and the name given in the deed, shall bear interest at the legal rate in civil matters from the expiry of a period of three months from the date of payment until delivery, without prejudice to the obligation to deliver, which shall remain unaffected.Where the contract…

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to special orders based on quotations or to sales of products the manufacture of which is undertaken to the buyer’s special order.