legal provision in the UAE Civil Code regarding force majeure
What is the most relevant legal provision in the UAE Civil Code regarding force majeure to this specific topic?
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Article 273 of the UAE Civil Code:
“(1) In contracts binding on both parties, if force majeure supervenes which makes the performance of the contract impossible, the corresponding obligation shall cease, and the contract shall be automatically cancelled.
(2) In the case of partial impossibility, that part of the contract which is impossible shall be extinguished, and the same shall apply to temporary impossibility in continuing contracts, and in those two cases it shall be permissible for the obligor to cancel the contract provided that the obligee is so aware”.
admin Changed status to publish April 20, 2020