{"id":8802,"date":"2018-10-18T12:37:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T12:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/the-hurdles-to-an-individual-contract-are-high-when-is-a-provision-negotiated-and-therefore-not-subject-to-the-restrictions-of-gtc-law\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T11:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:41:09","slug":"the-hurdles-to-an-individual-contract-are-high-when-is-a-provision-negotiated-and-therefore-not-subject-to-the-restrictions-of-gtc-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/the-hurdles-to-an-individual-contract-are-high-when-is-a-provision-negotiated-and-therefore-not-subject-to-the-restrictions-of-gtc-law\/","title":{"rendered":"The hurdles to an individual contract are high: when is a provision &#8220;negotiated&#8221; and therefore not subject to the restrictions of GTC law?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8802\" class=\"elementor elementor-8802 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contract are high: when is a provision \"negotiated\" and therefore not subject to the restrictions of GTC law?<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2688e77b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2688e77b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GTC law, i.e. the law governing general terms and conditions, represents a restriction on contractual freedom because it limits the possibilities for freely and effectively structuring the content of contracts. If a provision is subject to GTC law, it must comply with the requirements of GTC law, otherwise it is invalid. In order to avoid the restrictions of GTC law, the contracting parties must have negotiated the provision in question.  <\/p><p><u>The legal hurdles to such &#8220;negotiation&#8221; are very high:<\/u><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c232752\" data-id=\"1c232752\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71aa32ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71aa32ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/signing-contract-in-cafe-1030x686.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6104\" alt=\"Signing contract in cafe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/signing-contract-in-cafe-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/signing-contract-in-cafe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/signing-contract-in-cafe-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/signing-contract-in-cafe-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/signing-contract-in-cafe-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/signing-contract-in-cafe-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/signing-contract-in-cafe.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31257a62 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"31257a62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30334e98 elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"30334e98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63a522aa\" data-id=\"63a522aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203cd9ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"203cd9ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Starting point: Section 305 (1) sentence 3 BGB <\/strong><\/h2><p>Section 305 (1) sentence 3 BGB expressly states that a negotiated contractual provision is not subject to the law on general terms and conditions: <\/p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;General terms and conditions do not exist if the terms of the contract have <strong>been negotiated<\/strong> in detail between the contracting parties.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><h2><strong>What is &#8220;negotiation&#8221;?<\/strong><\/h2><p>What &#8220;negotiation&#8221; means is not clear from the law. A now well-established case law of the Federal Court of Justice provides clarification. For example, a fairly recent <strong>ruling by the Federal Court of Justice from March 26, 2015 (AZ VI ZR 92\/14)<\/strong> is quoted as follows:  <\/p><blockquote><p><em>[33] (1) According to the case law of the Federal Court of Justice <strong>, negotiation requires more than negotiation<\/strong>. Negotiation in this sense can only be said to have taken place if the user first negotiates the non-statutory core content contained in his general terms and conditions, i.e. the provisions that amend or supplement the essential content of the statutory provision,   <strong>seriously puts the content of the contract up for negotiation and gives the negotiating partner freedom to protect its own interests with at least the real possibility of influencing the content of the contractual terms. He must therefore clearly and seriously declare his willingness to make the desired changes to individual clauses <\/strong>  (BGH, judgments of March 20, 2014 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=VII%20ZR%20248\/13\" title=\"BGH, 20.03.2014 - VII ZR 248\/13: Generalunternehmervertrag: Wirksamkeit von Regelungen zur Vert...\">VII ZR 248\/13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=BGHZ%20200,%20326\" title=\"BGH, 20.03.2014 - VII ZR 248\/13: Generalunternehmervertrag: Wirksamkeit von Regelungen zur Vert...\">BGHZ 200, 326<\/a> para. 27; of November 22, 2012 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=VII%20ZR%20222\/12\" title=\"BGH, 22.11.2012 - VII ZR 222\/12: AGB eines Abfallentsorgungsunternehmens: Inhaltskontrolle eine...\">VII ZR 222\/12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=BauR%202013,%20462\" title=\"BGH, 22.11.2012 - VII ZR 222\/12: AGB eines Abfallentsorgungsunternehmens: Inhaltskontrolle eine...\">BauR 2013, 462<\/a> para. 10). The user must explain the relevant circumstances (BGH, judgment of April 3, 1998 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=V%20ZR%206\/97\" title=\"BGH, 03.04.1998 - V ZR 6\/97: Wirksamkeit einer formularm&auml;&szlig;igen Vereinbarung einer Vertragsstraf...\">V ZR 6\/97<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=NJW%201998,%202600\" title=\"NJW 1998, 2600 (2 zugeordnete Entscheidungen)\">NJW 1998, 2600<\/a>, 2601).   <strong>As a rule, such willingness is also reflected in recognizable changes to the pre-formulated text. At most, under special circumstances, a contract can also be considered the result of &#8220;negotiation&#8221; if, after thorough discussion, the draft remains in place <\/strong>  (BGH, judgment of November 22, 2012 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=VII%20ZR%20222\/12\" title=\"BGH, 22.11.2012 - VII ZR 222\/12: AGB eines Abfallentsorgungsunternehmens: Inhaltskontrolle eine...\">VII ZR 222\/12<\/a>, loc. cit.; default judgment of January 23, 2003 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=VII%20ZR%20210\/01\" title=\"BGH, 23.01.2003 - VII ZR 210\/01: Zur Wirksamkeit von Vertragsstrafen in Bauvertr&auml;gen\">VII ZR 210\/01<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=BGHZ%20153,%20311\" title=\"BGH, 23.01.2003 - VII ZR 210\/01: Zur Wirksamkeit von Vertragsstrafen in Bauvertr&auml;gen\">BGHZ 153, 311<\/a>, 321 with further references). N.).  <strong>Even if the text is amended, a clause only loses its character as a General Terms and Conditions if the subsequent amendment is made in such a way that it justifies treating it as an individual agreement made from the outset.<\/strong> <strong><u>This is not the case if<\/u><\/strong>  the user has not granted the contractual partner any freedom of design even after conclusion of the contract and has not put the non-statutory core content of the clause at disposition and the parties reach an agreement on this basis with which  <strong><u>the detrimental effect of the clause is merely mitigated<\/u><\/strong>  (see BGH, judgment of March 7, 2013 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=VII%20ZR%20162\/12\" title=\"BGH, 07.03.2013 - VII ZR 162\/12: Unwirksame Vorauszahlungsvereinbarungen bei einem Vertrag &uuml;ber...\">VII ZR 162\/12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=BauR%202013,%20946\" title=\"BGH, 07.03.2013 - VII ZR 162\/12: Unwirksame Vorauszahlungsvereinbarungen bei einem Vertrag &uuml;ber...\">BauR 2013, 946<\/a> marginal no. 30 = <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=NZBau%202013,%20297\" title=\"BGH, 07.03.2013 - VII ZR 162\/12: Unwirksame Vorauszahlungsvereinbarungen bei einem Vertrag &uuml;ber...\">NZBau 2013, 297<\/a>).<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p><em> <\/em><u>The following key criteria can be inferred from the aforementioned statements of the BGH:<\/u><\/p><ul><li>Negotiating is more than negotiating!<\/li><li>The person proposing a regulation must<strong> seriously question <\/strong>its content. This must include the non-statutory core content of the regulation. It is therefore not sufficient if there is a willingness to adapt something (insignificant) in the regulation. <\/li><li>The other contracting party must be granted recognizable &#8211; and demonstrable (!) &#8211; freedom of action to safeguard its interests.<\/li><li>If the original content remains in the end, &#8220;special circumstances&#8221; may justify the assumption that a negotiation nevertheless took place.<\/li><\/ul><h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2><p>The requirements for the existence of a negotiation are significantly higher than is commonly assumed.<\/p><p>If possible, you should therefore avoid drawing up the first draft of a contract. Because then you are the &#8220;user&#8221; of the provisions contained therein, which means that the contractual partner benefits from the law on general terms and conditions. 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At the center of the legal dispute was a short contractual provision &#8211; the so-called &#8220;speech clause&#8221;.    <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/contract-law-stuttgart-21-and-the-speech-clause-a-lesson-in-clear-contract-drafting\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Contract law: Stuttgart 21 and the speech clause &#8211; a lesson in clear contract drafting\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 8, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commercial-law category-contract-law category-international-procedural-law category-nicht-kategorisiert\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/breach-of-an-international-jurisdiction-agreement-can-result-in-liability-for-damages-on-the-ruling-of-the-bgh-from-17-10-2019-ref-iii-zr-42-19\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-1030x579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8578\" alt=\"Judge&#039;s gavel. Symbol for jurisdiction. Law concept a wooden judges gavel on table in a courtroom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Commercial law<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/breach-of-an-international-jurisdiction-agreement-can-result-in-liability-for-damages-on-the-ruling-of-the-bgh-from-17-10-2019-ref-iii-zr-42-19\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBreach of an international jurisdiction agreement can result in liability for damages! &#8211; On the ruling of the BGH from 17.10.2019 (Ref. III ZR 42\/19)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>International agreements on jurisdiction, especially if they are to have exclusive validity, generally have the purpose of protecting the party benefiting from the agreement from the often very considerable costs of a legal dispute in a foreign country.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, however, it is not uncommon for the other contracting party to suddenly no longer want to know about the jurisdiction agreement in the event of a dispute. The background to such a dishonest approach is &#8211; obviously &#8211; not least the potential for blackmail associated with such an approach. This is because the party that finds itself &#8211; in breach of the jurisdiction agreement &#8211; exposed to a foreign lawsuit is regularly forced to take action abroad through lawyers in order to avoid legal disadvantages. This in turn is often very expensive, with the USA being the most prominent example.     <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/breach-of-an-international-jurisdiction-agreement-can-result-in-liability-for-damages-on-the-ruling-of-the-bgh-from-17-10-2019-ref-iii-zr-42-19\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Breach of an international jurisdiction agreement can result in liability for damages! &#8211; On the ruling of the BGH from 17.10.2019 (Ref. III ZR 42\/19)\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 4, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-anchor\" data-page=\"1\" data-max-page=\"26\" data-next-page=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8802\/page\/2\/\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-pagination\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8802\/page\/2\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8802\/page\/3\/\"><span 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