sec_5_2_2__para__4

Ex officio control of the unfairness of contract terms is fundamentally the procedural consequence of the fact that the unfairness of contract terms and their non-binding nature are mandatory rules of public policy which apply ex jure and which are legal aspects that, therefore, do not depend on any party invoking it. Ex officio control of unfair contract terms is, therefore, not in conflict with the fundamental principles of civil proceedings such as party disposition. Nevertheless, specific national provisions may make ex officio control difficult or impossible. For further details on such instances, see Sections 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.