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Law No. 16 of 1971 issuing the Law of Civil and Commercial Articles
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Law No. 16 of 1971 issuing the Law of Civil and Commercial Articles
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Type:
Law
Number:
16
Date:
25/08/1971 Corresponding to 04/07/1391 Hijri
Number of Articles:
477
Status:
In force
Official Gazette :
Issue:
7
Offcial Journal Issue
Publication Date:
01/01/1971 Corresponding to 05/11/1390 Hijri
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We, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Ruler of Qatar,
Having perused
the Amended Provisional Constitution
, in particular Articles
21
,
32
,
37
, and
73
thereof;
The draft law of Civil and Commercial Articles presented by the Council of Ministers; and
Hereby promulgate the following Law:
Issunace Articles (1-2)
Preface (1-6)
Book 1 – Obligations in General (7-208)
Part 1 - Sources of Obligation (7-97)
Chapter One – Contract (7-66)
Subchapter I – Elements of Contract (7-8)
1- Consent (9-28)
2- The Subject Matter and Reason (29-35)
3- Void (36-42)
Subchapter II: Effects of the Contract (43-59)
1-Binding effect between the contractors (43-53)
2. Interpretation of the contract (54-56)
3. Contractual liability (57-59)
Subchapter III: Dissolution of the Contract (60-66)
Chapter Two: Other Sources of Obligation (67-97)
Subchapter I: Unlawful Acts (67-80)
Responsibility for Personal Acts (67-74)
Responsibility for Third Party’s Acts (75-77)
Responsibility for the Objects (78-80)
Subchapter II- Unjust Enrichment (81-96)
Subchapter III – The law (97-97)
Part 2: Effects of Obligations (98-117)
Chapter One – Compulsory Performance (98-98)
Subchapter I – Specific Performance (99-110)
Subchapter II – Compensatory Performance (111-116)
Chapter Two: Creditors’ General Guarantee and Means of Its Protection (117-117)
Right of Retention (118-122)
Part 3: Modification of Obligation Effects (123-143)
Chapter One: Condition and Term (123-132)
Subchapter I – Condition (123-127)
Subchapter II - Deferment (128-132)
Chapter Two: Multiple Objects of the Obligation (133-137)
Subchapter I – Optional Obligations (133-136)
Subchapter II - Substitutional Obligation (137-137)
Chapter Three: Multiple Parties to the Obligation (138-143)
Subchapter I – Joint Creditors (138-142)
Subchapter II – Joint debtors (143-143)
1- Relationship between creditor and consolidated debtors (144-146)
2-Relationship among consolidated debtors (147-147)
Part 4: Transfer of Obligations (148-156)
Chapter One: Transfer of Rights (148-156)
Subchapter I – Obligations and terms (148-151)
Subchapter II - Provisions (152-156)
Part 5: Termination of the Obligation (157-208)
Chapter One: Settlement (157-174)
Subchapter I: Parties to the Settlement (157-166)
Subchapter II: Object, Place, time and expenses of the Settlement (167-174)
Chapter Two: Satisfaction of Obligation by Valuable Consideration (175-186)
Subchapter I: Settlement with Agreed Consideration (175-176)
Subchapter II: Novation and Delegation for Settlement (177-180)
Subchapter III: Set-off (181-185)
Subchapter IV: Combined Obligations (186-186)
Chapter Three: Termination of Obligation without Satisfaction (187-208)
Subchapter I: Discharge (187-190)
Subchapter II: Impossibility of Fulfilment (191-194)
Subchapter III: Limitations (195-208)
Book 2: Commercial Business and Trade and Commercial Establishments (209-245)
Part 1: Commercial Business (209-214)
Part 2: The Trader (215-230)
Chapter One: Trader in General (215-219)
Chapter Two: Businss Bookkeeping (220-230)
Part 3: The Store, the Business Title and the Unfair Competition (231-245)
Subchapter I: The Store (231-233)
Subchapter II: Business Title (234-241)
Subchapter III: Unfair Competition (242-245)
Book 3: Specific Commercial Contracts (246-349)
Part 1: Sale (246-294)
Chapter One: Sale in General (246-274)
Subchapter I: Sale Elements (246-257)
Subchapter II: Sale Effects (258-274)
1- Vender Obligations (258-266)
2- Buyer Obligations (267-274)
Chapter Two: Certain Types of Sale- Maritime Transactions- Current Sale and Sale at the Destination (275-294)
1- Current Sale (C.I.F and F.O.B) (275-288)
2- Sale at the Destination (289-294)
Part 2: Commercial Agency, Agency with Commission and Brokerage (295-331)
Chapter One: Commercial Agency and Trade Representative (295-312)
Subchapter I: Commercial Agency (295-307)
Subchapter II: Trade Representative (308-312)
Chapter Two: Agency with Commission (313-313)
Subchapter I: Obligations of the Commission Agent to the Client (314-318)
Subchapter II: Agent-to-Client- Rights in Commissions (319-321)
Subchapter III: Relationship of the Commission Agent with other Contracting (322-323)
Chapter Three: Brokerage (324-331)
Part 3: Current Account and Banking Operations (332-349)
Chapter One: Current Account (332-341)
Chapter Two: Banking Operations (342-349)
Book 4: Securities (350-429)
Part 1: Bill of Exchange (350-424)
Chapter One: Creation and Trading of Bill of Exchange (350-369)
Subchapter I: Creation of Bill of Exchange (350-359)
1- Elements of Bill of Exchange (350-354)
2. Multiple copies and misrepresentation (355-359)
Subchapter II: Trading of Bill of Exchange by Endorsement (360-369)
Chapter Two: Guarantees of Payment of bill of exchange (370-390)
Subchapter I: Consideration for Payment (370-377)
Subchapter II: Acceptance of Bill of Exchange (378-386)
Subchapter III: Reserve Guarantee (387-390)
Chapter Three: Ending of the Obligation Established in the Bill (391-424)
Subchapter I: Payment (391-402)
1- Date of maturity (391-395)
2- Repayment of the value of the bill of exchange (396-402)
Subchapter II: Failure to pay- Claiming and Recourse of non-Acceptance and non-Payment (403-420)
Subchapter III: Limitation Period (421-424)
Part 2: The promissory Note (425-428)
Part 3 – Cheque (429-429)
Chapter One - Make a cheque (430-456)
Subchapter I – Parts of a cheque (430-442)
1- Parts of Cheque (430-439)
2. Multiple copies and misrepresentation (440-442)
Subchapter II – circulation of cheque and provisory guarantee (443-450)
1. Endorsement of cheque (443-449)
2. Provisory guarantee (450-450)
Subchapter III: Penal sanctions (451-456)
Chapter Two: Ending of the Obligation Established in the Cheque (457-473)
Subchapter I: Consiredation and Payment of the Cheque (457-465)
Subchapter II: Failure to Pay (466-469)
Subchapter III: Limitation Period (470-473)
Book 5: Bankruptcy and Preventive Composition (474-475)
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