{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:civil:2015:article:2396","workId":"law:eri:code:civil:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:civil:2015:en","title":"Termination of the Contract by Mandatary or Mandator","number":"2396","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2396/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK VI - SPECIAL CONTRACTS","title":"TITLE III - CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES","chapter":"Chapter 4. - Mandate","section":"Section 2. - Relationship between the Parties and with Third Parties","paragraph":"Paragraph 4. - Termination of the Mandate"},"paragraphs":[{"id":"p1","number":"1","text":"The mandatary may terminate the contract at any time.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2396/#p1","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":665,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/665/?article=2396&paragraph=p1#article-2396-p1"}]},{"id":"p2","number":"2","text":"The mandatary who has entered into the contract in the course of a profession or business, may only terminate the contract for serious reasons, if it is valid for an indefinite duration and if it is not terminated by accomplishment.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2396/#p2","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":665,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/665/?article=2396&paragraph=p2#article-2396-p2"}]},{"id":"p3","number":"3","text":"Without prejudice to article 2388, a natural person who has granted a mandate otherwise than in the course of a profession or business, owes no reparation of damage with respect to a termination. There may be no derogation from this provision.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2396/#p3","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":665,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/665/?article=2396&paragraph=p3#article-2396-p3"}]}],"caution":"This is the 2015 English-language edition attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force. Nine passages are incomplete in the available scan and are identified where they occur."}