How to verify if a contract is legally valid?

Short answer

1. 1Go to 4mycontracts.net and choose a template or upload the contract to your account.
2. 2Check the contract type and the essential clauses against the list in this guide.
3. 3Note any missing or non-compliant clauses and correct them.
4. 4Verify the electronic or handwritten signature and certified date.
5. 5Archive the verified contract in your account.

What the law says

• Romanian Civil Code art. 1179 — essential validity conditions: consent, capacity, object, cause.
• eIDAS Regulation (EU) 910/2014 — recognition of qualified electronic signatures.
• Law no. 455/2001 on electronic signatures in Romania.
• Civil Code art. 1240 — contract proof requirements: written form, certified date, number of copies.
• GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) — processing personal data within contracts.

Practical examples

• IT service contract without certified date — challenged in court by the client.
• Employment contract signed digitally with a non-qualified eIDAS signature — relative nullity risk.
• NDA with vague scope — unenforceable in a dispute.
• Real estate sale contract not notarized — void by law in Romania.

Common mistakes

• Missing certified date — the contract lacks evidentiary force before a court.
• Simple electronic signature used where qualified signature is legally required.
• Vaguely defined contract object — clauses become unenforceable in a dispute.
• Number of original copies not explicitly stated in the contract (Civil Code art. 1240).

How 4mycontracts helps

• Templates with fields for party identification, subject matter, duration and signatures, so you do not omit essential elements.
• Review and signing flow, with the contract status visible in your account.
• A signature certificate as PDF, with the IP address, time of signing and SHA-256 fingerprint of the document.
• Archive in your account, with the event history of each contract.
• Block-level negotiation with version comparison between drafts.