【译者按】《欧洲合同法典》(European Contract Code),是在《欧洲合同法原则》(PECL)及以其为基础发展出的《共同参考框架》(DCFR)中的合同法部分之外,欧洲私法学者为促进欧洲私法的统一而起草的合同法领域的另一部示范法,由总部设在意大利帕维亚(Pavia)的“欧洲私法学者协会”(Academy of European Private Lawyers)组织编纂。该协会成立于1992年,由Giuseppe Gandolfi、Franz Wieacker(哥廷根大学)、Peter Stein(剑桥大学)等七位当代顶尖的私法(史)学教授共同发起成 The European Contract Code is based on the contract law part of the Common Criteria Framework (DCFR) developed under the European Contract Law Principles (PECL) , Another model law in the field of contract law drafted by European private law scholars to promote the unification of private European law, is organized by the “Academy of European Private Lawyers” headquartered in Pavia, Italy, Organization compilation. Founded in 1992, the association was co-sponsored by seven leading contemporary private law professors, including Giuseppe Gandolfi, Franz Wieacker (University of Göttingen) and Peter Stein (University of Cambridge)