Contract for Work (Werkvertrag, Germany) — 2026 template
The contractor owes a defined result, accepted by the customer (§§ 631 ff. BGB)
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- Germany
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- Contracts
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What's inside
- Specification of the work and deadline
- Acceptance (Abnahme) procedure incl. deemed acceptance (§ 640 BGB)
- Instalment payments (§ 632a BGB) and payment on acceptance (§ 641 BGB)
- Defect rights and two-year limitation period (§§ 634, 634a BGB)
- Customer's right to terminate at any time (§ 648 BGB)
Legal basis
- BGB §§ 631, 632a, 640, 641, 648
- BGB §§ 634, 634a (defects, limitation)
- BGB § 309 No. 7
Start of the text
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Working English version. Where a German version is signed or required by law, that version prevails.
This Contract for Work (Werkvertrag) is made on [Date] between [Customer name], [Customer address] (the "Customer"), and [Contractor name], [Contractor address] (the "Contractor").
1. The Work
1.1. The Contractor undertakes to produce the following work: [Description of the work and its result] (the "Work") in accordance with the specification in Annex 1 [Specification reference].
1.2. The Contractor owes the result described above (§ 631 BGB). The Work shall be completed by [Completion date]. Milestones: [Milestones and dates or "none"].
2. Remuneration
2.1. The remuneration is [Fixed price] EUR [net plus statutory VAT / gross].
2.2. The Contractor may request instalment payments in the amount of the value of the services performed and owed under the Contract, supported by a statement allowing a quick and reliable assessment (§ 632a BGB).
2.3. The remuneration (less instalments paid) becomes due upon acceptance of the Work (§ 641 BGB) and is payable within [Payment term in days] days of invoice.
3. Acceptance (Abnahme)
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