A party is free to negotiate and is not liable for failure to reach an agreement.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1354
Negotiations in Bad Faith · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
However, a party who negotiates or breaks off negotiations in bad faith is liable for the losses caused to the other party.
It is bad faith, in particular, for a party to enter into or continue t negotiations when intending not to reach an agreement with the other party;