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Authentic form requirement for preliminary sale agreements of immovable property

Case Number ICCJ_133354
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ), sitting as the panel for resolving issues of law, admitted a request for a preliminary ruling submitted by the Alba County Civil Tribunal and established the binding legal interpretation without resolving specific claims between parties. The dispute concerned whether the authentic form (notarization) was mandatory for the execution of a preliminary contract of sale for an immovable property, specifically in the context of issuing a judicial decision intended to serve in lieu of an authentic act. Relying on the interpretation of Civil Code Articles 1.279(3), first sentence, and 1.669(1), in conjunction with Civil Procedure Code Article 521(3), the court ruled that the authentic form is not obligatory for such preliminary agreements, thereby permitting the use of a judicial decision as a substitute for an authentic document.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Authentic form requirement for preliminary sale agreements of immovable property: The dispute concerned whether the authentic form (notarization) was mandatory for the execution of a preliminary contract of sale for an immovable property, specifically in the context of issuing a judicial decision intended to serve in lieu of an authentic act. Relying on the interpretation of Civil Code Articles 1.279(3), first sentence, and 1.669(1), in conjunction with Civil Procedure Code Article 521(3), the court ruled that the authentic form is not obligatory for such preliminary agreements, thereby permitting the use of a judicial decision as a substitute for an authentic document.

Keywords

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contract of sale Civil Procedure Code immovable property judicial law preliminary decision valid documents

Cited Legislation

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural provision cited in the operative order as the basis for the court's competence to issue a preliminary ruling binding the requesting tribunal.
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Decizia nr. 23/2017
Authentic form requirement for pre-sales contracts of immovables in actions for judgment in lieu of authentic deed
Decizia nr. 3992/2007
Validity of pre-contract for land sale requiring authentic form and standing to claim ownership
Decizia nr. 2925/2008
Validity of pre-authentic-form sale of state enterprise assets and land: qualification as antecontract under Law 54/1998
Decizia nr. 155/2010
Enforcement of preliminary real estate sale via judgment substituting authentic deed: allocation of burden to remove title registry notations and admissibility of witness evidence against written contract
Decizia nr. 9/2026
Enforceability of authentic form stipulation for ancillary contracts under Civil Code Art. 1242(2) versus statutory private deed validity

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art. 1.279 alin. (3) teza întâi şi art. 1.669 alin. (1) din Codul civil

Substantive provisions cited in the operative order to establish the legal interpretation regarding the non-obligatory nature of the authentic form for preliminary sales agreements of immovable property.

art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Procedural provision cited in the operative order as the basis for the court's competence to issue a preliminary ruling binding the requesting tribunal.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

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Minuta deciziei nr. 23 Dosar nr. 3996/1/2016

Şedinţa din 3 aprilie 2017

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Alba - Secţia I civilă, în dosarul nr. 173/191/2016, privind pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile, şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea şi aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 1.279 alin. (3) teza întâi şi art. 1.669 alin. (1) din Codul civil, nu este obligatorie forma autentică la încheierea promisiunii de vânzare a unui bun imobil, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri care să ţină loc de act autentic.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 3 aprilie 2017.