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Law no (22) of 2004 Regarding Promulgating the Civil Code
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Law no (22) of 2004 Regarding Promulgating the Civil Code
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Law
Number:
22
Date:
30/06/2004 Corresponding to 13/05/1425 Hijri
Number of Articles:
1188
Status:
In force
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Issue:
11
Offcial Journal Issue
Publication Date:
08/08/2004 Corresponding to 22/06/1425 Hijri
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We, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of State of Qatar,
After reviewing the
amended interim Constitution
, in particular Articles
1, 23, 34 and 51
thereof;
The Civil and Commercial Law
promulgated by Law No.16 of 1971, as amended by Law No. 10 of 1982;
The Civil and Commercial Procedures Law
promulgated by Law No. 13 of 1990, as amended by
Law No. 7 of 1995
;
Decree by Law No. 14 of 1991
regulating the Ministry of Justice and determining its jurisdictions, as amended by
Law No. 11 of 2002;
The Judicial Authority Law
promulgated by Law No. 10 of 2003;
The proposal made by the Minister of Justice;
The draft law presented by the Cabinet; and
Upon consultation with the Shura Council,
Have issued the following Law:
Issuance Articles (1-2)
Introductory Part (1-63)
Chapter One: Application of Law and Temporal and Spatial Jurisdiction (1-38)
Subchapter One: Application of Law (1-2)
Subchapter Two: Temporal Jurisdiction (3-9)
Subchapter Three: Spatial Jurisdiction (10-38)
Chapter Two: Persons (39-55)
Subchapter One: Natural Person (39-52)
Subchapter Two: Juridical Person (53-55)
Chapter Three: Things and Property (56-61)
Chapter Four: Use of Right (62-63)
SECTION 1: Personal Rights or Obligations (64-836)
BOOK 1: Obligations in General (64-418)
Part 1 – Sources of Obligation (64-240)
Chapter One: Contracts (64-191)
Subchapter One: Elements of Contract (64-64)
1ST: Consent (65-147)
Expression of Intention (65-68)
Offer (69-71)
Acceptance (72-74)
Correspondence of Offer and Acceptance (75-80)
Agency in Contracting (81-90)
Form of Contract (91-95)
Certain Particular Forms of Contracting (96-107)
Promise to Contract (96-99)
Contracting by Earnest Money (100-102)
Contracting by Auction (103-104)
Contracting by Adhesion (105-107)
Validity of Consent (108-108)
Competency (109-129)
Defects of Consent (130-147)
Mistake (130-133)
Fraud (134-136)
Coercion (137-139)
Exploitation (140-142)
Injustice (143-147)
2nd: Subject Matter /Object (148-154)
3rd: Cause (155-157)
Subchapter Two: Nullity (158-168)
1st: Voidable Contracts (158-162)
2nd: Void Contracts (163-163)
3rd: Effects of Nullity (164-168)
Subchapter Three: Effects of the Contract (169-182)
1st: Interpretation of the Contract and Determination of its Content (169-170)
2nd: Binding Force of Contracts (171-174)
3rd: Proportional Effects of the Contract (175-182)
Subchapter Four: Dissolution of the Contract (183-191)
Chapter Two: Unilateral Disposition (Intention) (192-198)
Chapter Three: Responsibility for Unlawful acts (199-219)
Responsibility for Personal Acts (199-207)
Responsibility for Third Party’s Acts (208-211)
Responsibility for Damage Caused by Objects (212-213)
Compensation for Damage resulting from Unlawful Acts (214-219)
Chapter Four: Unjust Enrichment (220-221)
Receipt of Undue Payments (222-228)
Officious Performance (229-239)
Chapter Five: Law (240-240)
Part 2: Effects of Obligations (241-284)
Chapter One: Performance of Obligations (241-268)
Compulsory Performance (241-244)
Specific Performance (245-255)
Compensatory Performance (256-268)
Chapter Two: Creditors’ General Guarantee and Means of Its Protection (269-284)
Creditors’ General Guarantee (269-269)
Creditor’s Use of Debtors’ Rights (Indirect Suits) (270-271)
Actions for Invalidation of a Debtor (Acts) (272-279)
Right of Retention (280-284)
Part 3 - Modification of Obligation Effects (285-323)
Chapter One - Condition and Term (285-296)
Condition (285-290)
Deferment (291-296)
Chapter Two: Multiple Objects of the Obligation (297-301)
Optional Obligations (297-300)
Substitutional Obligation (301-301)
Chapter Three: Multiple Parties to the Obligation (302-323)
1- Joint Obligation (302-302)
Joint Action of Creditors (303-306)
Joint Liability of Debtors (307-320)
1- Indivisibility (321-323)
Part 4 – Transfer of Obligations (324-353)
Chapter One: Transfer of Rights (324-336)
Chapter Two: Transfer of Debts (337-353)
Part 5: Termination of the Obligation (354-418)
Chapter One: Settlement (354-378)
Subchapter One: Parties to the Settlement (354-369)
SubChapter Two: Object of Settlement (370-378)
Chapter Two: Satisfaction of Obligation by Valuable Consideration (379-399)
Subchapter One: Settlement with Agreed Consideration (379-380)
Subchapter Two: Novation (381-386)
Subchapter Three: Delegation for Settlement (387-389)
Subchapter Four: Set-off (390-397)
Subchapter Five: Combined Obligations (398-399)
Chapter Three: Termination of Obligation without Satisfaction (400-418)
Subchapter One: Discharge (400-401)
Subchapter Two: Impossibility of Fulfilment (402-402)
Subchapter Three: Limitations (403-418)
BOOK TWO: Specific Contracts (419-836)
Part I: Contracts relating to Ownership (419-573)
Chapter One: Sale (419-487)
Subchapter One: Sale in General (419-420)
1st: Elements of Sale (421-428)
2nd: Effects of Sale (429-431)
Obligations of Seller (432-465)
Obligations of the Purchaser (466-473)
SubChapter Two: Certain Types of Sale (474-487)
1st: Pledging (474-474)
2nd: Sale of Other Persons’ Properties (475-476)
3rd: Sale of Litigious Rights (477-479)
4th: Sale by a Representative to Himself (480-481)
5th: Sale of Inheritance (482-485)
6th: Sale Made on a Person’s Deathbed (486-487)
Chapter Two: Barter (488-491)
Chapter Three: Gift (492-492)
1st: Elements of Gift (493-497)
2nd: Effects of Gift (498-504)
Obligations of the Donor (498-501)
Obligations of the Recipient (502-504)
3rd: Retraction of a Gift (505-512)
Chapter Four: Company (513-514)
1st: Elements of the Company (515-523)
2nd: Company Management (524-528)
3rd: Effects of Company (529-533)
4th: Termination of Company (534-539)
5th: Liquidation and Partition of the Company Assets (540-545)
Certain Types of Companies (546-563)
1st: Business Companies (546-550)
2nd: Speculative Venture Companies (551-553)
3rd: Mudaraba Companies (554-563)
Chapter Five: Loans (564-572)
Chapter Six: Reconciliation (573-573)
1st: Elements of Reconciliation (574-576)
2nd: Effects of Reconciliation (577-580)
3rd: Nullity of Reconciliation (581-581)
Part 2: Contracts relating to Utilization of Things (582-670)
Chapter One: Lease (582-669)
Subchapter One: Lease in general (582-582)
1st: Elements of Lease (583-589)
2nd: Effects of Lease (590-619)
Obligations of the Lessor (590-606)
Obligations of the Lessee (607-619)
3rd: Assignment of Lease and Sublease (620-624)
4th: Termination of Lease (625-637)
Subchapter Two: Certain Types of Lease (638-669)
1st: Lease of Agricultural Lands (638-647)
2nd: Farm Lease (648-660)
3rd: Lease of Waqf Property (661-669)
Chapter Two: Commodation (670-670)
1st: Effects of Commodation (671-678)
Obligations of the Lender (671-673)
Obligations of the Borrower (674-678)
2nd: Termination of Commodation (679-681)
Part 3: Employment Contracts (682-762)
Chapter One: Contract Agreements (682-715)
Subchapter One: General Rules for Contractual Agreements (682-682)
1st: Provision of Materials (683-686)
2nd: Contractor’s Obligations (687-691)
3rd: Obligations of the Employer (692-700)
4th: Subcontracts (701-702)
5th: Termination of the Contractual Agreement (703-707)
Subsection 2: Special Provisions Relating to Building and Construction Contracts (708-715)
Chapter Two: Agency (716-716)
1st: Elements of Agency (717-721)
2nd: Effects of Agency (722-733)
Obligations of the Agent (722-728)
Obligations of the Principal (729-733)
3rd: Termination of Agency (734-737)
Chapter Thee: Deposit Contract (738-738)
1st: Effects of Deposit (739-743)
Obligations of the Depositary (739-741)
Obligations of the Depositor (742-743)
2nd: Termination of Deposit (744-749)
3rd: Certain Types of Deposits (750-753)
Chapter Four: Receivership (754-762)
Part 4: Aleatory Contract (763-771)
Chapter One: Gaming and Betting (763-764)
Chapter Two: Life Annuities (765-770)
Chapter Three: Insurance Contract (771-771)
1st: Conclusion of Insurance Contracts (772-780)
2nd: Obligations of the Insured (781-789)
3rd: Obligations of the Insurer (790-794)
4th: Transfer and Lapse of Rights and Obligations Arising from Insurance Contract (795-802)
5th: Fire Insurance (803-807)
Part 5: Suretyship (808-836)
Chapter One: Elements of Suretyship (808-816)
Chapter Two: Effects of Suretyship (817-836)
Surety-Creditor Relationship (817-832)
Surety-Debtor Relationship (833-836)
SECTION TWO: Rights in rem (837-1174)
BOOK ONE: Principal Rights in rem (837-1057)
Part 1: Right of Ownership (837-1014)
Chapter One: General Provisions (837-903)
SubChapter One: Scope of Right of Ownership (837-840)
Subchapter Two: Restrictive Covenants on Ownership (841-851)
Subchapter Three: Common Ownership (852-903)
Provisions relating to Common Ownership (852-862)
Termination of Common Ownership by Partition (863-872)
Usufruct of Division of Common Property (873-877)
Obligatory Common Ownership (878-878)
Family Ownership (879-883)
Ownership of Floors and Apartments (884-892)
Association of Owners (893-900)
Lower Floors and Upper Floors (901-903)
Chapter Two: Causes for Acquisition of Ownership (904-1014)
Subchapter One: Initial Acquisition of Ownership (Appropriation) (904-908)
Subchapter Two: Acquisition of Ownership among Living Persons (909-972)
Accession (909-918)
Legal Acquisition (919-919)
Preemption (920-934)
Possession (935-972)
Definition and Elements of Possession (935-941)
Proof of Possession (942-944)
Good and Bad Faith of Possessors (945-947)
Transfer of Possession (948-952)
Loss of Possession (953-954)
Protection of Possession (Three Actions of Possession) (955-959)
Acquisition of Fruits by Possession (960-961)
Recovery of Expenses (962-964)
Liability for Loss (965-965)
Possession Serves as Evidence of Ownership (966-969)
Possession of Movables (970-972)
Subchapter Three: Acquisition of Ownership through Death (973-1014)
Inheritance & Liquidation of Estate (973-980)
Taking Inventory of the Estate (981-988)
Discharge of the Debts of the Estate (989-996)
Delivery and Division of the Estate Property (997-1011)
Provisions Applicable to Estates that have not been liquidated (1012-1012)
Wills (1013-1014)
Part 2:Rights Ancillary to the Right of Ownership (1015-1057)
Chapter One: Usufruct, Right of Use and Right of Occupation (1015-1028)
Usufruct (1015-1025)
The Right of Use and Right of Occupation (1026-1028)
Chapter Two: The Right of Hekr (1029-1042)
Chapter Three: Easements (1043-1057)
BOOK TWO: Ancillary Rights (Real Securities (1058-1174)
Part 1: Mortgage (1058-1115)
Chapter One: Constitution of Mortgages (1058-1070)
Chapter Two: Effects of a Mortgage (1071-1087)
Subchapter One: Effects of a Mortgage as between the Parties (1071-1080)
Subchapter Two: Effects of Mortgage with regard to Third Parties (1081-1087)
1st: Right of Preference (1088-1091)
2nd: Right of Tracing (1092-1112)
Chapter Three: Extinguishment of Mortgage (1113-1115)
Part 2: Lien (1116-1127)
Part 3: Pledge (1128-1164)
Chapter One: Creation of Pledge (1128-1133)
Chapter Two: The Effects of Pledge (1134-1145)
Chapter Three: Termination of Pledge (1146-1147)
Chapter Four: Certain Types of Pledge (1148-1164)
Subchapter One: Pledge of an Immovable (1148-1150)
Subchapter Two: Pledge of Movables (1151-1156)
Subchapter Three: Pledge of Debts (1157-1164)
Part 4: Privileges (1165-1174)
Chapter One: General Provisions (1165-1173)
Chapter Two: Kinds of Privileges (1174-1174)
Subchapter One: General Privileges and Special Privileges over Movables (1175-1183)
Subchapter Two: Special Privileges over Immovable (1184-1186)
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