A general mandate is the mandate which applies to all affairs of the mandator and to all juridical acts, with the exception of that which has been unequivocally excluded.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2376
General and Special Mandate · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
A general mandate does not extend to acts of disposition, unless this has been unequivocally provided in writing.
A special mandate which has been granted in general terms does not extend to acts of disposition, unless this has been unequivocally provided. Nevertheless a mandate granted for a specific purpose extends to all acts of management and disposition which can serve to attain this purpose.