Colombian Commercial Code - Decree 410 of 1971 - Book IV - Of Contracts and Corporate Obligations - Part I - From Corporate Obligations - Title I - General Obligations - Chapter I - General - From: Section 822 By: Art . 831
COLOMBIAN COMMERCIAL CODE
BOOK FOUR
OF COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS AND OBLIGATIONS
TITLE I
OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL
CHAPTER I
Overview
Article 822 .- The principles that govern the formation of the acts and contracts and legal obligations civil effects, interpretation, so extinguished, canceled or terminated, shall
apply to the obligations and commercial legal business, unless the law
provides otherwise.
The test in commercial law is governed by the rules in the Code of Civil Procedure, except special rules in the law.
Article 823 .- The usual technical terms used in documents
intended to establish business contracts or obligations, or relating to
the execution of such contracts or obligations, shall have the meaning
they have in the Castilian language.
When they are used simultaneously several languages, understand those
terms in the sense that they have in Castilian, if that language was
used, in absence thereof, will be the Spanish version that is closest to
the meaning of original text.
The meaning of this article is the legal term or phrase has in the
respective language, or coach to give the science or art belonging to or
finally the natural and obvious meaning of the language concerned.
Article 824 .- Traders may express their will of contracts or
obligations verbally, in writing or by any means unequivocal. When a
statute requires a certain solemnity as an essential requirement of the
legal business, this will not form until it fills the solemnity.
Article 825 .- In the mercantile business, where there are several debtors is presumed to be jointly and severally liable.
Article 826 .- Where the law requires that an act or contract in
writing with just the kind with the handwritten signatures of the
subscribers.
By signing means the expression of the subscriber's name or any of the
elements that integrate or a sign or symbol used as a means of personal
identification.
If either can not or does not know how to sign, will someone at his
request, this two attesting witnesses, and printed in the document
fingerprints or plantar grantor.
If the law provides otherwise, the letters or telegrams equivalent to
the written form, provided the original letter or telegram to be signed
by the sender, or it is proved that they have been issued by him or by
his order.
Article 827 .- The signature comes from some mechanical means shall not be deemed sufficient but in business as the law or custom support it.
Article 828 .- The signing of the blind do not force them but
when duly authenticated by a judge or notary, after having read the
relevant document from the same judge or notary.
Article 829 .- In terms of hours, days, months and years, will follow the rules stated below:
1.
When the time limit of hours, start to run from the first second of the
next hour, and will run until the last second of the last hour
inclusive;
2.
When the time limit of days will exclude the day when the legal
transaction has been concluded, unless the express intention of the
parties otherwise indicates, and
3.
When the period is months or years to maturity will be held the same
day for months or years, if it has no such date shall expire on the last
day of respective month or year. The deadline expires on a holiday
shall be extended until the next day. The expiration date shall be
available until six o'clock.
Paragraph 1 .- The terms of days specified in the law means in business, the conventional common.
Paragraph 2 .- The periods of grace granted by agreement of the parties prior to the expiration of the term shall be construed as extension.
Article 830 .- The abuse of their rights to be liable to compensate the damages caused.
Article 831 .- Nobody can get rich without cause at the expense of another.
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