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ПРИЛОЖИМОСТ НА ОБЩИТЕ ПРАВИЛА В ДОГОВОРНОТО ПРАВО ПРИ СКЛЮЧВАНЕ НА ДОГОВОРИТЕ ПО ЕЛЕКТРОНЕН ПЪТ
THE APPLICABILITY OF THE GENERAL RULES IN CONTRACT LAW FOR THE CONCLUSION OF ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS

Author(s): Margarita Bachvarova
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Commercial Law
Published by: Икономически университет - Варна
Keywords: digitalization; legal theory; contract; commercial and civil law; offer; accept
Summary/Abstract: The process of digitalization in the economy necessitates the analysis of the legal regime regarding the conclusion of contracts by electronic means. In legal theory there is no specific theory for contracts concluded electronically. He following peculiarities in the conclusion of contracts by electronic means are analyzed: a) availability of special technical means for exchange of information; (b) use of specific terminology compared to commercial and civil law; (c) adaptation of the general provisions for the conclusion of the contract in the light of special laws; It is found that the most important feature is the availability of electronic means of communication and messaging that qualify as offer and acceptance.