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preliminary contract [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- preliminary contract
1, record 1, English, preliminary%20contract
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the purpose of the device usually is to enforce a promise given prior to the main contract and but for which this main contract would not have been made. It is often, though not always, rather a preliminary than a collateral contract. 2, record 1, English, - preliminary%20contract
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contrat préalable
1, record 1, French, contrat%20pr%C3%A9alable
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contrat préalable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - contrat%20pr%C3%A9alable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- preliminary contract
1, record 2, English, preliminary%20contract
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sale of an existing or planned residential immovable by the builder or a promoter to a natural person who acquires it to occupy it shall be preceded by a preliminary contract by which a person promises to buy the immovable, whether or not the sale includes the transfer to him of the seller's rights over the land [Section 1785 of the Civil Code of Québec]. 1, record 2, English, - preliminary%20contract
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contrat préliminaire
1, record 2, French, contrat%20pr%C3%A9liminaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dès lors que la vente d'un immeuble à usage d'habitation, bâti ou à bâtir, est faite par le constructeur de l'immeuble ou par un promoteur à une personne physique qui l'acquiert pour l'occuper elle-même, elle doit, que cette vente comporte ou non le transfert à l'acquéreur des droits du vendeur sur le sol, être précédée d'un contrat préliminaire par lequel une personne promet d'acheter l'immeuble [Article 1785 du Code civil du Québec]. 2, record 2, French, - contrat%20pr%C3%A9liminaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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