Bilingual power of attorney

Germany: real estate transactions require notarial recording, and a privately written power of attorney does not suffice for them — BGB § 311b Abs. 1 S. 1, as of 2002. Austria: selling, loans, collecting money, litigation and settlements need a special power naming the type of transaction — ABGB § 1008, as of 1812. Spain: selling or mortgaging requires an express mandate — Código Civil art. 1713, as of 1889.

Usually yes, but with differences. Austria: revocation is possible at any time but can trigger reimbursement of costs and a share of the remuneration — ABGB § 1020, as of 1812. Cyprus: after partial exercise, revocation is excluded for acts and obligations already arisen — Contract Law, Cap. 149 s. 164, as of 2026. France: revocation is possible at any time, and the agent can be compelled to return the instrument — Code civil art. 2004, as of 1804.

The parties can in principle choose the applicable law freely — Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I) Art. 3(1), as of 2009. Whether an agent can bind the principal towards third parties is excluded from that scope, and national conflict-of-laws rules apply — Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I) Art. 1(2)(g), as of 2009. If all other elements are located in another country, the choice of law may not prejudice that country’s mandatory provisions — Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I) Art. 3(3), as of 2009.

It may be made as a public instrument, as a written document with in-person certification of handwriting and signature, or as an authenticated document — Código do Notariado art. 116.º, n.º 1, as of 1995.

The template consists of these sections: Power of Attorney; Scope of the Authority; Limits; Place, Date and Signature.

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