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1hls ls an unofflclal LranslaLlon of Lhe uanlsh Aftolelov and ls for general lnformaLlon Cnly Lhe uanlsh verslon ln Lhe

Cfflclal Law
CazeLLe (LovLldende) ls valld Sandro nlelsen 2003

Dan|sh Contracts Act

AcL on conLracLs and oLher [urlsLlc acLs11 perLalnlng Lo properLy
ConsolldaLlon AcL no 600 of 8 SepLember 1986 as amended by AcL no 1098 of 21 uecember 1994 AcL no 389 of 14 !une 1993 and
AcL no 383 of 22 May 1996

art I ooclosloo of oottocts
1 An offer and a reply Lo an offer shall be blndlng on Lhe persons maklng Lhem unless Lhe offer or Lhe reply or Lrade usage or oLher
cusLom speclfles oLherwlse Lhe provlslons of secLlons 29 of Lhls AcL apply

2(1) lf Lhe offeror has flxed a perlod for accepLance of Lhe offer Lhe accepLance musL reach hlm wlLhln Lhls perlod
(2) lf Lhe offer ls made by leLLer Lhe perlod for accepLance beglns Lo run as from Lhe daLe of Lhe leLLer and lf made by Lelegram as
from Lhe momenL Lhe Lelegram ls handed Lo Lhe Lelegraph offlce of Lhe place of dlspaLch

3(1) lf Lhe offer ls made by leLLer or Lelegram and no perlod for accepLance has been flxed Lhe accepLance musL reach Lhe offeror
wlLhln Lhe perlod as could be anLlclpaLed by hlm Lo pass when maklng Lhe offer ln calculaLlng Lhls perlod unless oLherwlse lndlcaLed
by Lhe clrcumsLances lL shall be presumed LhaL Lhe offer ls recelved ln due Llme and LhaL Lhe accepLance ls senL wlLhouL delay afLer
Lhe person Lo whom lL ls addressed has had reasonable Llme Lo conslder lL and LhaL lL ls noL delayed ln Lransmlsslon lf Lhe offer ls
made by Lelegram Lhe accepLance shall be communlcaLed by Lelegram unless lL can reach Lhe offeror ln due Llme by anoLher meLhod
equally fasL
(2) An oral offer wlLh no flxed perlod for accepLance shall be accepLed lmmedlaLely

4(1) A laLe accepLance shall be regarded as a counLeroffer
(2) 1hls does noL apply however lf Lhe sender of Lhe accepLance belleves LhaL lL has been recelved ln due Llme and Lhe offeror musL
reallse Lhls ln such a case and lf he does noL lnLend Lo accepL Lhe reply Lhe offeror musL so lnform Lhe sender wlLhouL undue delay
lf he falls Lo do so a conLracL shall be deemed Lo have been concluded

S lf re[ecLed Lhe offer lapses even lf Lhe reply perlod has noL yeL explred

6(1) A reply purporLlng Lo accepL an offer buL because of addlLlons resLrlcLlons or reservaLlons does noL correspond wlLh Lhe Lerms
of Lhe offer shall be regarded as a re[ecLlon comblned wlLh a counLeroffer
(2) 1hls does noL apply however when Lhe sender of Lhe reply belleves LhaL lL ls an absoluLe and unquallfled accepLance and Lhe
offeror musL reallse Lhls ln such a case and lf he does noL lnLend Lo accepL Lhe reply Lhe offeror musL so lnform Lhe oLher parLy
wlLhouL undue delay lf he falls Lo do so a conLracL wlLh Lhe Lerms conLalned ln Lhe accepLance shall be deemed Lo have been
concluded

7 An offer or a reply LhaL ls revoked shall lapse lf Lhe revocaLlon reaches Lhe oLher parLy before or aL Lhe same Llme as Lhe offer or
reply comes Lo hls noLlce

8 lf Lhe offeror has sLaLed LhaL he wlll regard sllence on Lhe parL of Lhe offeree as an accepLance of Lhe offer or lf lL appears from Lhe
clrcumsLances of Lhe case LhaL Lhe offeror does noL expecL an express reply Lhe offeree musL lf so requesLed neverLheless make a
sLaLemenL of accepLance lf he lnLends Lo accepL Lhe offer lf he falls Lo do so Lhe offer lapses

9 lf ln a sLaLemenL LhaL would oLherwlse be deemed Lo consLlLuLe an offer a person has used Lhe words uden forblndLllghed"
uden obllgo" (wlLhouL obllgaLlon) or slmllar expresslon Lhe sLaLemenL shall be regarded as an lnvlLaLlon Lo make offers ln
accordance wlLh Lhe Lerms conLalned ln Lhe sLaLemenL lf wlLhln a reasonable Llme such an offer ls made by a person Lo whom Lhe
sLaLemenL was addressed and lf Lhe offeree musL Lake lL Lo have been made ln response Lo Lhe sLaLemenL Lhe offeree musL so
lnform Lhe offeror wlLhouL undue delay lf he does noL lnLend Lo accepL Lhe offer lf he falls Lo do so Lhe offer shall be deemed Lo
have been accepLed

art II Aotbotlty of Aqeots
10(1) Any person who has auLhorlsed anoLher person Lo make a [urlsLlc acL shall dlrecLly lncur rlghLs and obllgaLlons under a
conLracL wlLh a Lhlrd parLy concluded by Lhe agenL ln Lhe name of Lhe prlnclpal and wlLhln Lhe scope of hls auLhorlLy
(2) Any person who under a conLracL wlLh anoLher person occuples a poslLlon LhaL by law or cusLom auLhorlses hlm Lo acL wlLhln
cerLaln llmlLs on behalf of LhaL oLher person shall be regarded as auLhorlsed Lo make [urlsLlc acLs comlng wlLhln Lhe scope of hls
auLhorlLy

11(1) lf when maklng Lhe [urlsLlc acL a person acLlng as an agenL acLs conLrary Lo Lhe lnsLrucLlons of hls prlnclpal Lhe acL shall noL
blnd Lhe prlnclpal lf Lhe Lhlrd parLy reallsed or oughL Lo have reallsed LhaL ln maklng Lhe [urlsLlc acL Lhe agenL acLed ouLslde hls
auLhorlLy
(2) lf Lhe auLhorlLy ls governed by Lhe provlslons of secLlon 18 of Lhls AcL and lf Lhe agenL acLed ouLslde hls auLhorlLy when maklng
Lhe [urlsLlc acL Lhe acL shall noL blnd Lhe prlnclpal even lf Lhe Lhlrd parLy acLed ln good falLh

1|1| The term furistic act has been adopted as a translation oI the Danish term retshandel, i.e. an act whereby a natural or artiIicial person creates, alters
or destroys rights and obligations and which, as a consequence, aIIects legal relationships between natural and artiIicial persons.

12(1) A prlnclpal who lnLends Lo revoke an auLhorlLy governed by secLlons 1316 of Lhls AcL shall even lf he has lnformed Lhe agenL
LhaL Lhe auLhorlLy has been broughL Lo an end Lake Lhe sLeps for each parLlcular case as provlded ln Lhe secLlons referred Lo above lf
several provlslons apply Lo an auLhorlLy all shall be complled wlLh
(2) 1he Lhlrd parLy ln relaLlon Lo whom Lhe auLhorlLy has been revoked as provlded ln secLlon 13 of Lhls AcL may noL rely on Lhe facL
LhaL Lhe auLhorlLy was noL revoked ln anoLher manner

13 An auLhorlLy LhaL has been broughL Lo Lhe noLlce of a Lhlrd parLy by a separaLe sLaLemenL addressed Lo hlm by Lhe prlnclpal ls
revoked when a separaLe sLaLemenL speclfylng LhaL Lhe agenL's auLhorlLy has been broughL Lo an end has reached Lhe Lhlrd parLy

14(1) An auLhorlLy LhaL has been publlcly communlcaLed ln news papers or ln any oLher way by Lhe prlnclpal shall be revoked by a
sLaLemenL Lo LhaL effecL publlshed ln Lhe same manner
(2) lf Lhls ls noL posslble Lhe revocaLlon shall be communlcaLed ln a manner equally effecLlve 1he prlnclpal may requlre Lhe courL
speclfled ln secLlon 17 of Lhls AcL Lo deLermlne whlch sLeps Lo Lake ln LhaL respecL
(3) 8eglsLraLlon of Lhe auLhorlLy does noL amounL Lo publlc communlcaLlon

1S An auLhorlLy governed by Lhe provlslons of secLlon 10(2) of Lhls AcL ls revoked when Lhe agenL ls removed from hls poslLlon

16(1) A documenL granLlng agency auLhorlLy LhaL has been handed Lo Lhe agenL and whlch musL be deemed Lo be lnLended Lo be ln
hls possesslon and Lo be shown Lo a Lhlrd parLy shall be revoked by Lhe prlnclpal demandlng Lhe reLurn or desLrucLlon of Lhe
documenL
(2) lf so requesLed Lhe agenL shall reLurn Lhe documenL Lo Lhe prlnclpal

17(1) lf Lhe prlnclpal shows LhaL lL musL be deemed probable LhaL a documenL granLlng agency auLhorlLy governed by secLlon 16 of
Lhls AcL has been losL or for any oLher reason cannoL be recovered wlLhln a reasonable Llme lL may [udlclally be declared lneffecLlve
(2) A peLlLlon for a declaraLlon shall be flled wlLh Lhe ordlnary courL of flrsL lnsLance aL Lhe prlnclpal's place of resldence or hls lasL
known resldence lf Lhe courL flnds LhaL a peLlLlon should be granLed Lhe courL shall prepare a declaraLlon sLaLlng LhaL Lhe auLhorlLy
wlll become lneffecLlve once Lhe declaraLlon has been publlshed ln SLaLsLldende" (Lhe uanlsh Cfflclal CazeLLe) and afLer publlcaLlon
a flxed perlod of no longer Lhan 14 days has passed ln lLs declaraLlon Lhe courL may speclfy LhaL Lhe declaraLlon shall also be
publlshed ln anoLher manner prlor Lo lLs publlcaLlon ln SLaLsLldende" When publlcaLlon has been effecLed as provlded and Lhe
perlod flxed by Lhe courL has passed Lhe auLhorlLy wlll become lneffecLlve ln relaLlon Lo Lhe prlnclpal lf Lhe prlnclpal so requesLs Lhe
courL shall lssue a cerLlflcaLe Lo LhaL effecL
(3) no appeal lles agalnsL a declslon of Lhe courL under Lhls secLlon lf Lhe courL slLs wlLh more Lhan one [udge Lhe presldlng [udge
shall make Lhe declslon

18 An auLhorlLy LhaL ls based solely on a sLaLemenL from Lhe prlnclpal Lo Lhe agenL ls revoked when Lhe declaraLlon maklng Lhe
auLhorlLy lneffecLlve has reached Lhe agenL

19 lf desplLe Lhe revocaLlon of Lhe auLhorlLy or declaraLlon maklng Lhe auLhorlLy lneffecLlve Lhe prlnclpal has speclal grounds Lo
belleve LhaL Lhe agenL lnLends Lo make a [urlsLlc acL on hls behalf wlLh a speclflc Lhlrd parLy and lf he Lhlnks lL ls unllkely LhaL Lhe Lhlrd
parLy knows LhaL Lhe auLhorlLy ls no longer effecLlve Lhe prlnclpal shall as far as posslble so lnform Lhe Lhlrd parLy lf he falls Lo do
so Lhe [urlsLlc acL becomes blndlng on Lhe prlnclpal lf Lhe Lhlrd parLy acLed ln good falLh

20 lf Lhe auLhorlLy has noL been revoked or declared lneffecLlve buL Lhe prlnclpal has lnsLrucLed Lhe agenL noL Lo acL under Lhe
auLhorlLy or ln any oLher way lndlcaLed LhaL Lhe auLhorlLy ls lneffecLlve any [urlsLlc acL made under Lhe auLhorlLy shall noL be blndlng
on Lhe prlnclpal lf Lhe Lhlrd parLy knew or oughL Lo have known abouL Lhe LermlnaLlon of Lhe agency

21(1) An auLhorlLy ls sLlll effecLlve lf Lhe prlnclpal dles provlded LhaL speclal clrcumsLances do noL cause Lhe auLhorlLy Lo be
LermlnaLed Powever even lf such clrcumsLances exlsL a [urlsLlc acL based on Lhe auLhorlLy ls blndlng on Lhe prlnclpal's esLaLe lf Lhe
Lhlrd parLy nelLher knew nor oughL Lo have known abouL Lhe deaLh and lLs effecLs on Lhe agenL's auLhorlLy Lo make Lhe acL lf Lhe
auLhorlLy ls governed by Lhe provlslons of secLlon 18 of Lhls AcL Lhe [urlsLlc acL shall only be valld lf ln addlLlon Lo Lhe Lhlrd parLy Lhe
agenL nelLher knew nor oughL Lo have known abouL Lhe deaLh and lLs effecLs aL Lhe Llme he made Lhe [urlsLlc acL
(2) An auLhorlLy LermlnaLes aL Lhe end of Lhe day of adverLlsemenL for credlLors ln SLaLsLldende" lf afLer Lhe deaLh of Lhe prlnclpal
Lhe agenL pays any debL and lf Lhe esLaLe ls lnsolvenL Lhls may also cause Lhe sum pald Lo be refunded

22 lf Lhe prlnclpal becomes lncapaclLaLed and ls dlvesLed of hls legal capaclLy see secLlon 6 of Lhe uanlsh Cuardlanshlp AcL
(vrgemlsloven) a Lhlrd parLy lncurs no rlghLs or obllgaLlons vlsvls Lhe lncapaclLaLed person under a [urlsLlc acL wlLh Lhe agenL
oLher Lhan Lhose Lhe Lhlrd parLy would have lncurred lf Lhe [urlsLlc acL had been made dlrecLly wlLh Lhe lncapaclLaLed person ln
Lhose cases where Lhe Lhlrd parLy would have been prevenLed from relylng on Lhe [urlsLlc acL agalnsL Lhe lncapaclLaLed person lf Lhe
Lhlrd parLy had known or oughL Lo have known abouL Lhe lncapaclLy Lhe Lhlrd parLy may noL rely on Lhe [urlsLlc acL lf Lhe acL was
made under an auLhorlLy governed by secLlon 18 of Lhls AcL lf Lhe agenL knew or oughL Lo have known abouL Lhe lncapaclLy aL Lhe
Llme Lhe [urlsLlc acL was made

23 lf Lhe prlnclpal becomes bankrupL Lhe Lhlrd parLy lncurs no rlghLs or obllgaLlons vlsvls Lhe bankrupL's esLaLe under Lhe [urlsLlc
acL wlLh Lhe agenL oLher Lhan Lhose Lhe Lhlrd parLy would have lncurred lf Lhe [urlsLlc acL had been made by Lhe prlnclpal lf Lhe
[urlsLlc acL ls made under an auLhorlLy governed by secLlon 18 of Lhls AcL Lhe Lhlrd parLy may noL rely on Lhe [urlsLlc acL agalnsL Lhe
bankrupL's esLaLe lf Lhe agenL knew of oughL Lo have known abouL Lhe bankrupLcy aL Lhe Llme Lhe [urlsLlc acL was made

24 lf Lhe prlnclpal dles becomes lncapaclLaLed and dlvesLed of hls legal capaclLy see secLlon 6 of Lhe uanlsh Cuardlanshlp AcL or
becomes bankrupL Lhe agenL may by vlrLue of Lhe auLhorlLy make Lhe [urlsLlc acLs requlred Lo proLecL Lhe esLaLe or Lhe lncapaclLaLed
person from loss or damage unLll Lhe necessary sLeps can be Laken by Lhe esLaLe or a guardlan

2S(1) Any person who acLs as an agenL on behalf of anoLher person warranLs LhaL he has Lhe necessary auLhorlLy lf he glves no
noLlce of such auLhorlLy or LhaL hls [urlsLlc acL has been raLlfled by Lhe named prlnclpal or ls for some oLher reason blndlng on Lhe
prlnclpal Lhe agenL shall pay compensaLlon for Lhe loss or damage suffered by a Lhlrd parLy as a resulL of Lhe facL LhaL Lhe [urlsLlc acL
cannoL be relled on agalnsL Lhe named prlnclpal
(2) 1hls provlslon does noL apply lf Lhe Lhlrd parLy knew or oughL Lo have known LhaL Lhe person who made Lhe [urlsLlc acL dld noL
have Lhe necessary auLhorlLy nor does Lhls provlslon apply lf Lhe person who made Lhe [urlsLlc acL acLed under an auLhorlLy LhaL was
lnvalld or lneffecLlve for reasons he was unaware of and whlch Lhe Lhlrd parLy could noL expecL Lhe agenL Lo be aware of

26 1he above provlslons of Lhls arL concernlng auLhorlLy Lo make [urlsLlc acLs apply correspondlngly Lo an auLhorlLy Lo acL on behalf
of Lhe prlnclpal ln respecL of [urlsLlc acLs relaLlng dlrecLly Lo Lhe prlnclpal

27(1) noLhlng ln Lhls AcL affecLs any speclal provlslons ln Lhe exlsLlng leglslaLlon concernlng speclflc Lypes of agency
(2) 1he provlslons of secLlons 7 and 32 of AcL no 23 of 1 March 1889 on commerclal reglsLers buslness names and powers of
procuraLlon22 conLlnue Lo apply Lo Lhe revocaLlon of a power of procuraLlon LhaL has been enLered ln Lhe commerclal reglsLer
Cnce Lhe power has been enLered ln Lhe commerclal reglsLer and duly adverLlsed Lhe person granLlng Lhe power of procuraLlon ls
noL requlred Lo revoke Lhe power ln any oLher way

art III ovollJ ueclototloos of oteotloo
28(1) A declaraLlon of lnLenLlon LhaL has been wrongfully obLalned by acLual or LhreaLened lmmlnenL vlolence ls noL blndlng on Lhe
person coerced
(2) lf Lhe duress ls exerclsed by a Lhlrd parLy and lf Lhe person Lo whom Lhe declaraLlon was made acLed ln good falLh Lhe person
coerced shall lf he lnLends Lo rely on Lhe duress so lnform Lhe recelver of Lhe declaraLlon wlLhouL undue delay afLer Lhe duress has
ceased Lo operaLe lf he falls Lo do so Lhe person coerced ls bound by hls declaraLlon

29 A declaraLlon of lnLenLlon LhaL has been wrongfully obLalned by coerclon oLher Lhan LhaL speclfled ln secLlon 28 of Lhls AcL ls noL
blndlng on Lhe person coerced lf he was lnduced Lo make Lhe declaraLlon by Lhe person Lo whom Lhe declaraLlon was made or lf Lhe
laLLer reallsed or oughL Lo have reallsed LhaL Lhe declaraLlon was wrongfully obLalned as a resulL of coerclon by a Lhlrd parLy

30(1) A declaraLlon of lnLenLlon ls noL blndlng on Lhe person maklng lL lf he was lnduced Lo make Lhe declaraLlon by Lhe person Lo
whom lL was made by fraud or Lhe laLLer reallsed or oughL Lo have reallsed LhaL lL was lnduced by fraud on Lhe parL of a Lhlrd parLy
(2) lf Lhe person Lo whom Lhe declaraLlon was made fraudulenLly mlsrepresenLed clrcumsLances LhaL may be deemed Lo affecL Lhe
declaraLlon or fraudulenLly falled Lo dlsclose such clrcumsLances Lhe person maklng Lhe declaraLlon shall be regarded as havlng been
lnduced Lo make Lhe declaraLlon by Lhe fraudulenL conducL unless lL ls shown LhaL Lhe fraudulenL conducL was unllkely Lo have
affecLed Lhe declaraLlon

31(1) lf a person has explolLed anoLher person's flnanclal or personal dlsLress lack of knowledge LhoughLlessness or an exlsLlng
dependency relaLlonshlp Lo obLaln or conLracL for a beneflL LhaL ls subsLanLlally dlsproporLlonaLe Lo Lhe conslderaLlon or for whlch no
conslderaLlon ls Lo be glven Lhe person so explolLed ls noL bound by hls declaraLlon of lnLenLlon
(2) 1he same applles lf Lhe explolLaLlon governed by subsecLlon (1) hereof ls a resulL of Lhe acLs of a Lhlrd parLy and Lhe person Lo
whom Lhe declaraLlon of lnLenLlon was made reallsed or oughL Lo have reallsed Lhls

32(1) Any person who has made a declaraLlon of lnLenLlon whose Lerms do noL express hls lnLenLlons as a resulL of a clerlcal error
or oLher mlsLake on hls parL ls noL bound by Lhe Lerms of hls declaraLlon lf Lhe person Lo whom Lhe declaraLlon was made reallsed or
oughL Lo have reallsed LhaL an error or mlsLake had been made
(2) lf a declaraLlon LransmlLLed by Lelegraph or made orally by an agenL ls lnaccuraLe as a resulL of an error on Lhe parL of Lhe
Lelegraph servlce or lnaccuraLe expresslon by Lhe agenL Lhe person maklng Lhe declaraLlon ls noL bound by Lhe declaraLlon as made
even lf Lhe person Lo whom lL was made acLed ln good falLh lf Lhe person maklng Lhe declaraLlon lnLends Lo clalm LhaL Lhe
declaraLlon ls noL blndlng he shall glve noLlce Lo Lhls effecL wlLhouL undue delay afLer he has noLlce of Lhe lnaccuracy lf he falls Lo do
so he shall be bound by Lhe declaraLlon accordlng Lo lLs Lerms as recelved lf Lhe person Lo whom Lhe declaraLlon was made acLed ln
good falLh

33 Lven lf a declaraLlon of lnLenLlon shall oLherwlse be regarded as valld Lhe person Lo whom Lhe declaraLlon was made may noL
however rely on Lhe declaraLlon lf as a resulL of clrcumsLances exlsLlng aL Lhe Llme when he had noLlce of Lhe declaraLlon and of
whlch he musL be deemed Lo have known lL would be agalnsL good morals//Lhe prlnclples of good falLh Lo enforce Lhe declaraLlon

34 lf a wrlLLen declaraLlon of lnLenLlon ls a sham and Lhe declaraLlon has caused Lhe person Lo whom lL was made Lo asslgn a rlghL
under Lhe declaraLlon Lo an lnnocenL Lhlrd parLy Lhe sham may noL be relled on agalnsL Lhe lnnocenL Lhlrd parLy

3S lf a credlLor has unlnLenLlonally losL a recelpL for Lhe paymenL of a sum of money Lhe debLor ls neverLheless dlscharged of hls
obllgaLlon lf afLer Lhe due daLe he makes a paymenL agalnsL Lhe recelpL ln good falLh

|| The term 54er 41 5r4curati4n has been adopted as a translation oI the Danish term 5r4ura, i.e. a registered grant oI authority to act on behalI oI
a business in every way concerning the running oI the business.

36(1) A conLracL may be modlfled or seL aslde ln whole or ln parL lf lL would be unreasonable or aL varlance wlLh Lhe prlnclples of
good falLh Lo enforce lL 1he same applles Lo oLher [urlsLlc acLs
(2) ln maklng a declslon under subsecLlon (1) hereof regard shall be had Lo Lhe clrcumsLances exlsLlng aL Lhe Llme Lhe conLracL was
concluded Lhe Lerms of Lhe conLracL and subsequenL clrcumsLances

37 (8epealed)

38(1) lf by reason of compeLlLlon a person has agreed noL Lo carry on a speclfled form of acLlvlLy or buslness or noL Lo enLer lnLo
employmenL ln such a buslness Lhe agreemenL ls noL blndlng on hlm lf Lhe Lerms relaLlng Lo Llme place or oLher clrcumsLances go
beyond whaL ls necessary Lo avold compeLlLlon or unreasonably resLrlcL Lhe person's access Lo employmenL ln Lhe lasL case regard
shall be had Lo Lhe lnLeresLed parLy's lnLeresL ln Lhe agreemenL belng complled wlLh
(2) lf a person employed ln a shop or oLher buslness has agreed wlLh lLs owner Lo underLake an obllgaLlon conLalnlng Lhe Lerms
speclfled ln subsecLlon (1) above wlLh effecL afLer Lhe LermlnaLlon of hls employmenL Lhe underLaklng becomes lneffecLlve lf Lhe
employee ls dlsmlssed wlLhouL havlng glven reasonable cause Lo be dlsmlssed or lf he leaves hls employmenL and Lhe employer's
fallure Lo meeL hls obllgaLlons provldes a valld reason for leavlng

art IV eclol ltovlsloos oo oosomet oottocts
38A(1) 1he provlslons of Lhls arL of Lhls AcL apply Lo consumer conLracLs lncludlng Lerms conLalned ln consumer conLracLs
(2) lor Lhe purposes of Lhls AcL a consumer conLracL" means a conLracL LhaL a seller or suppller concludes for purposes relaLlng Lo
hls Lrade buslness or professlon when Lhe oLher parLy Lo Lhe conLracL (Lhe consumer) malnly acLs for purposes ouLslde hls Lrade
buslness or professlon 1he burden of proof ls on Lhe seller or suppller Lo show LhaL a conLracL ls noL a consumer conLracL
(3) A conLracL concluded or negoLlaLed by a seller or suppller on behalf of one of Lhe parLles shall also be regarded as a consumer
conLracL under Lhe provlslons of subsecLlon (2) above
388(1) lf Lhere ls doubL as Lo Lhe meanlng of a conLracL and Lhe conLracLual Lerm concerned has noL been lndlvldually negoLlaLed
Lhe Lerm shall be lnLerpreLed ln Lhe way LhaL ls mosL favourable Lo Lhe consumer 1he burden of proof ls on Lhe seller or suppller Lo
show LhaL a conLracLual Lerm has been lndlvldually negoLlaLed
(2) A wrlLLen conLracL offered Lo Lhe consumer shall be drafLed by Lhe seller or suppller ln plaln lnLelllglble language
38C(1) 1he provlslons of secLlon 36(1) of Lhls AcL apply Lo consumer conLracLs lf lL ls conLrary Lo Lhe requlremenL of good falLh and
falr deallng and causes a slgnlflcanL lmbalance ln Lhe parLles' rlghLs and obllgaLlons arlslng under Lhe conLracL Lo Lhe deLrlmenL of Lhe
consumer Lo rely on a conLracLual Lerm Lhe legal effecLs speclfled ln secLlon 36(1) of Lhls AcL also apply ln such a case Lhe consumer
may demand LhaL Lhe oLher provlslons of Lhe conLracL shall lf posslble conLlnue Lo blnd Lhe parLles
(2) 1he provlslons of secLlon 36(2) of Lhls AcL apply Lo consumer conLracLs wlLh Lhe modlflcaLlon LhaL ln Lhe assessmenL of Lhe
clrcumsLances speclfled ln secLlon 36(2) of Lhls AcL lncludlng Lhe Lerms of Lhe conLracLs on whlch a parLlcular conLracL ls dependenL
regard shall noL be had Lo subsequenL clrcumsLances Lo Lhe deLrlmenL of Lhe consumer wlLh Lhe resulL LhaL Lhe conLracL may noL be
modlfled or seL aslde
38D lf a clause ln a conLracL speclfles Lhe law of a counLry LhaL ls noL a member of Lhe Luropean Lconomlc Area as Lhe law appllcable
Lo Lhe conLracL such a clause does noL apply Lo maLLers relaLlng Lo Lhe rules on unfalr conLracL Lerms Powever Lhls only applles lf
wlLhouL Lhe clause Lhe law regulaLlng such Lerms ln a counLry LhaL ls a member of Lhe Luropean Lconomlc Area would apply Lo Lhe
conLracL and lf LhaL law granLs Lhe consumer a beLLer proLecLlon agalnsL unfalr conLracL Lerms

art V eoetol ltovlsloos
39 When under Lhe provlslons of Lhls AcL Lhe blndlng effecL of a declaraLlon of lnLenLlon depends on Lhe facL LhaL Lhe person Lo
whom lL was made dld noL know or oughL noL Lo have known a cerLaln maLLer or oLherwlse acLed ln good falLh regard shall be had Lo
whaL he reallsed or oughL Lo have reallsed aL Lhe Llme he had noLlce of Lhe declaraLlon lf speclal clrcumsLances so warranL regard
shall also be had Lo Lhe knowledge he has acqulred or oughL Lo have acqulred afLer Lhe Llme speclfled above buL before Lhe
declaraLlon of lnLenLlon has a declslve effecL on hls conducL

40 lf a person who ls requlred Lo glve meddelelse" (glve noLlce) under Lhe provlslons of Lhls AcL has handed hls noLlce for
Lransmlsslon by Lelegraph or posL or lf anoLher proper mode of Lransmlsslon ls used has submlLLed lL for such Lransmlsslon any
delay or nondellvery of Lhe noLlce shall noL be pre[udlclal Lo hlm

41 1hls AcL repeals Lhe uanlsh Code of klng ChrlsLlan v and as for Lhe laroe lslands 314 and 313 of Lhe norweglan Code of klng
ChrlsLlan v

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