Teoria Politica

Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private Law
Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR)
Outline Edition

Prepared by the

Study Group on a European Civil Code
and the

Research Group on EC Private Law (Acquis Group)
Based in part on a revised version of the Principles of European Contract Law

Edited by Christian von Bar, Eric Clive and Hans Schulte-Nölke and HughBeale, Johnny Herre, Jérôme Huet, Matthias Storme, Stephen Swann, Paul Varul, Anna Veneziano and Fryderyk Zoll

Table of contents
Introduction Academic contributors and funders Principles Table of Destinations Table of Derivations Model Rules Book I Book II Book III Book IV General provisions Contracts and other juridical acts Obligations and corresponding rights Specific contracts and the rightsand obligations arising from them Benevolent intervention in another’s affairs Non-contractual liability arising out of damage cause to another Unjustified enrichment Acquisition and loss of ownership of goods Proprietary security rights in movable assets Trust Definitions

Book V Book VI

Book VII Book VIII Book IX Book X Annex

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Introduction
General 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. DCFR and CFRdistinguished Revision of the interim outline edition Paperback and hardcover editions of the final DCFR An academic, not a politically authorised text About this outline edition

The purposes of the DCFR 6. 7. 8. A possible model for a political CFR Legal science, research and education A possible source of inspiration

Contents of the DCFR 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.24. 25. Principles, definitions and model rules Meaning of ‘principles’ Fundamental principles The approach taken to fundamental principles in the Interim Outline Edition The approach taken in the Principes directeurs Lessons learned from the Principes directeurs Underlying principles Overriding principles Protection of human rights Promotion of solidarity and social responsibility Preservation ofcultural and linguistic diversity Protection and promotion of welfare Promotion of the internal market Freedom, security, justice and efficiency Definitions Model rules Comments and notes

Revision of the interim outline edition 26. 27. 28. Overview Book I Book II

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29. 30. 31. 32. 33.

Book III Book IV Books V-VII Books VIII-X Definitions

The coverage of the DCFR 34. 35. 36. 37.38. 39. 40. Wider coverage than PECL Specific contracts Non-contractual obligations Matters of movable property law Matters excluded Reasons for the approach adopted Contract law as part of private law

Structure and language of the DCFR model rules 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. Structure of the model rules Mode of numbering the model rules Ten books Books II and III Contracts and obligationsContractual and non-contractual obligations Language Accessibility and intelligibility

How the DCFR relates to PECL, the SGECC PEL series, the Acquis and the Insurance Contract Group series 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. Based in part on the PECL Deviations from PECL Examples Input from stakeholders Developments since the publication of the PECL The PEL series Deviations from the PELseries Improvements The Acquis Principles (ACQP) Principles of European Insurance Contract Law 4

How the DCFR may be used as preparatory work for the CFR 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. Announcements by the Commission Purposes of the CFR Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis Draft proposal for a Directive on consumer contractual rights Improving theexisting and future acquis: model rules Improving the acquis: developing a coherent terminology No functional terminology list without rules Coverage of the CFR Consumer law Revision of the acquis and further harmonisation measures Terms and concepts referred to in Directives When in doubt, topics should be included Essential background information Good faith as an example Presupposed rules of...