What changed
The courts emphasise that the change must be genuinely unforeseeable at conclusion and must make performance excessively onerous, not merely less profitable. Contractual waivers of Article 1195 remain effective in commercial contracts.
Why this is marked medium impact
Narrower or procedural effect, or a change that only bites in specific circumstances. Impact is our editorial read of scope, not a legal opinion on how the change affects you.
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