Relevant Laws and Regulations

Explore the contra proferentem rule — a legal principle protecting against contractual abuse — and how it's applied in the EU, France, the UK, the US, China, and beyond. Backed by centuries of legal tradition, this page explains why the rule matters, with vivid real-life examples.
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2021-07-12

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Article 313-1 of the French Criminal Code

“Fraud is the act, either by the use of a false name or of a false designation, or by the abuse of a true quality, or by the use of fraudulent maneuvers, of deceiving a physical or judicial person and thus to determine, to its prejudice or to the prejudice of a third party, to deliver funds, values or any good, to provide a service or to consent to an act operating obligation or discharge.

2021-07-12

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