When is a contract formed by offer and acceptance?
A person who offers another the conclusion of a contract is bound by the offer unless that binding effect was excluded. The offer may be accepted only within the statutory or specified period.
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- Source
- Civil Code, sections 145 to 148
- Acts
- German Civil Code
- Checked
- 2026-10-03
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