Article 434.1 Negotiations on the conclusion of a contract

1. Unless otherwise provided by law or treaty, citizens and legal persons shall be free to negotiate a contract, shall bear the costs of such contract independently and shall not 2. When entering into negotiations on, during and after the conclusion of a treaty, the parties are obliged to act in good faith, in particular not Allow the negotiation of a treaty or its continuation if there is no known intention to reach agreement with the other party. (1) providing the party with incomplete or unreliable information, including silence on the circumstances which, by reason of the nature of the contract, must be brought to the attention of the other 3. A Party by which the other negotiating party could not reasonably have expected the conclusion of a treaty to be terminated suddenly and without justification. The parties that conduct or terminate negotiations for the conclusion of a contract in bad faith are obliged to compensate the other party for the loss caused by the contract. expenses incurred by the other party in connection with the negotiation of the contract as well as the loss of the possibility of entering into a contract with a third party. A party obtains information that is communicated to it by the other party as confidential, is under an obligation not to disclose the information and not to use it improperly. In the event of breach of this obligation, it must compensate the other party for the loss caused by the disclosure of confidential information. 5. The parties may conclude an agreement on the modalities for the conduct of negotiations, which may specify the requirements for the conduct of negotiations in good faith. to determine the allocation of the costs of negotiations and other such rights and obligations. 6. The terms of the agreement on the conduct of negotiations, which limit liability for the bad faith of the parties to the agreement, are null and void. the article on the obligation of a party to compensate for damages suffered by another party does not apply to citizens recognized by consumers under the law on protection of consumer rights. 7. The rules of this article shall apply whether or not a negotiated contract has been concluded by the parties. 8. The rules of this article shall not exclude the application to relations between the parties. In establishing treaty obligations, chapter 59 of the present Code is applied.