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§305b BGB Priority of individually agreed terms

Vorrang der Individualabrede

Individual contractual agreements between the parties take precedence over general terms and conditions (GTC).

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Individuelle Vertragsabreden haben Vorrang vor Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen.

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  • Doppelte (qualifizierte) Schriftformklausel

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    A standard-form double written-form clause cannot bar oral or implied individual agreements: individual agreements always take precedence over standard terms (§ 305b BGB). A later individual oral agreement is valid despite the clause.

    Recommendation: Wichtige Absprachen sollten Sie dennoch schriftlich festhalten — wissen Sie aber: eine individuell getroffene mündliche Abrede gilt trotz dieser Klausel.

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