This page is part of a series on contract law in different countries. It covers the definition of "contract" under French law. Relevant to [[Definition of a Contract]] > Le contrat est un accord de volontés entre deux ou plusieurs personnes destiné à créer, modifier, transmettre ou éteindre des obligations. > > ["A contract is a concurrence of wills between two or more persons to create, modify, assign or terminate obligations"] [Article 1101](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000032040787), French Civil Code >Les contrats légalement formés tiennent lieu de loi à ceux qui les ont faits. >["Contracts which are lawfully formed have the binding force of legislation for those who have made them."] [Article 1103](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000032040777) English [translations](http://translex.uni-koeln.de/601101/_/french-civil-code-2106) by Translex, https://www.trans-lex.org/601101