Business Contracts
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
Introduction
Title 1: Classification of the contract
Title 2: Formation of the contract of sale
I: Principle of immediate transfer of ownership
1°: Conditions of validity
2°: Effect
B: Other grounds for deferral
III: Enforceability against third parties
Section 2: Transfer of risk
Section 3: Transfer of accessories attached to the thing
Chapter 2: Obligations of the parties
Title 4: Revisiting the contract of sale
Title 5: International sale of goods
Part 2: Contract for services
Part 3: Construction contract
Part 4: Subcontracting
Part 5: Agency agreements
141. Retention of title clause
1 minute de lecture
As an exception to the principle of immediate transfer laid down in Article 1583 of the Civil Code, a retention of title clause can be defined as one whereby the seller, while delivering the product, retains ownership of it as security until the price has been paid in full by the buyer.
The clause has its origins in insolvency law. In effect, the validity of such clauses was enshrined for the firs …