Article 1. Principles of civil legislation

(1) Civil legislation is grounded on the recognition of equality of participants to the relationships governed by it, protection of intimate, private and family life, recognition of inviolability of ownership, freedom of contract, protection of good faith, consumer protection, recognition of prohibition to middle in private affairs, need for free exercise of civil rights, guarantee of reinstatement of a person in its violated rights and their defense by bodies of competent jurisdiction.
(2) Civil rights may be limited by organic Act of Parliament solely for the grounds laid down in the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova.