https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/contract-law/ Recent content in Contract Law on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/contract-law/french-contract-law/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/contract-law/french-contract-law/ <h2 id="the-2016-reform">The 2016 Reform</h2> <p>French contract law was restructured by Order 2016-131 of 10 February 2016 (effective 1 October 2016), replacing the 1804 Code Civil provisions that had remained substantially unchanged since Napoleon. The reform modernised the law, codified decades of jurisprudence, and introduced the binding unilateral promise, unforeseen circumstances (imprévision), and the contract of adhesion. The reformed law occupies Articles 1100 to 1231-7 of the Code Civil, with transitional provisions preserving the former law for contracts concluded before 1 October 2016.</p>