Article 1211: Law to be applied to a contract in the absence of a choice of law agreement between the parties

1. Unless otherwise provided for by this Code or by another law, in the absence of agreement between the parties on the law to be applied to the contract, the law of the country where, at the time of the conclusion of the agreement, 2. The place of residence or principal place of activity of the party performing the performance which is crucial to the content of the contract. which is crucial to the content of the contract, is recognized by the party that is, inter alia: (1) the seller in the contract of sale; (2) the grantor in the contract of surrender; (3) the lessor in advance (4) by the lender in the free-of-charge contract; (5) by the contractor in the contract of contract; (6) by the carrier in the contract of carriage; (7) by the freight forwarder in the contract of the freight forwarder (8) by a loan (creditor) in a loan contract; (9) by a financial agent in a financing contract for the assignment of a monetary claim; (10) by a bank in a bank agreement; (c) the bank account contract; (11) the custodian in the storage contract; (12) the insurers in the insurance contract; (13) the solicitors in the contract of assignment; (14) the commissioner in the contract (e) Commissions; (15) an agent in an agency contract; (16) an agent in a reimbursement contract; (17) a pledge bond; (18) a surety in a surety contract. 3. With respect to the construction contract and the contract for the execution of the design and prospecting work, the law of the country where the contract is essentially established shall apply. 4. With respect to a simple partnership contract, the law of the country in which the partnership is mainly engaged shall apply. 6. The law of the country in which the auction or tender is held or the exchange is held shall apply to the contract of a commercial concession. to which the user is authorized to use a set of exclusive rights of the right holder, or if the use is permitted in the territories of several countries simultaneously, or 7. With respect to a contract for the exclusion of an exclusive right to the result of an intellectual activity, or The law of the country in whose territory the exclusive right transferred to the purchaser is in force and, if it is in the territory of several countries simultaneously, applies to individualization, 8. With respect to a licence contract, the law of the country in whose territory the licensee is authorized applies. the use of an intellectual activity or a means of individualization, and if such use is permitted in the territories of several countries at the same time, the law of the country where the 9. If the law, the terms or the substance of the contract or the totality of the circumstances of the case makes it clear that the contract is more closely related to art. 10. The law of a country with which the treaty is more closely related is applicable to a treaty containing the elements of a different treaty. the law of the country with which the treaty is considered as a whole is most closely linked if the law, the terms or the substance of the treaty or the totality of the circumstances of the case do not give rise to any of the following conditions: 11. If the contract uses internationally traded trade terms, in the absence of a contract, the applicable law is to be defined separately for such elements of the contract. e Other directives are considered to be agreed by the parties to apply to their relations the customs referred to in the relevant trade terms.