格式条款和非格式条款冲突时的请求权基础——兼评我国《合同法》第41条后段之不合理性

Request Basis When Standard Term Conflict With Not A Standard Term

保护相对人利益是规制格式合同的基本出发点。我国《合同法》第41条后段规定:“格式条款和非格式条款不一致的,应当采用非格式条款。”显然,这一规定只考虑了在多数情况下非格式条款有利于相对人,而没有兼顾特殊情况下格式条款也有可能更有利于相对人的客观实际,因此,该规定存在明显的不合理之处。既然《合同法》已规定了“条款有疑义时为不利于使用人”的原则,则没有必要再做出第41条后段的规定,否则,有“添足”之嫌。

Protect the counter part＇ s interests is the fundamental principle to control standard form contract. According to the latter paragraph of article 41 of the Law of Contract of the PRC： ＂ in the case of conflict between a standard term and which is not a standard term, the latter prevail. ＂ Obviously, this regulation only consider about the general conditions, but not take into account the special circumstances that standard term probably advantageous to the counter part. So it is unreasonable. Since the Law of Contract of the PRC regulate the principle of ＂the contra proffer entem rule＂, the latter paragraph of article 42 is unnecessary.