The Significance, Gist and Characteristic of the Contract of Sale,including the Concept of Consumer Sale
Maciej Koszowski
Kujawy and Pomorze University in Bydgoszcz , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-0929
Abstract
The article describes the significance, gist and main features of the contract of sale in Poland. Additionally, the concept of ‘consumer sale’ is highlighted against the background of the Polish legal order. Thus, the Polish contract of sale boils down to the obligation of the purchaser to pay the price for the object of sale and take delivery of it, and the obligation of the seller to deliver the object of sale and transfer the property therein. The object of sale may be both things: real estate or chattels and transferable rights. However, the price must be always expressed in an amount of money, which may be paid in cash or in other forms. Moreover, in Poland, the contract of sale means a mutual, equivalent obligation of each party, which the contract come into force by virtue of being solely concluded, i.e. without the necessity to hand acquired goods over to the buyer. Similarly, as a rule, in Poland there is no need to enter into another contract in order to convey the property in goods to the purchaser. The contract of sale “automatically” leads to such an effect. In Poland, “consumer sale’ had been mere a term of legal doctrine for a long time, not appearing in any statute or regulation. The act of the 27th July 2002 pertaining to the specific conditions of consumer sale served as a landmark in this respect. Namely, together with that act the phrase: ‘consumer sale’ became the term which belongs to the Polish legal language, i.e. the language officially used by legislator.
Keywords:
sale, consumer, contract, law, PolandReferences
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