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You paid in advance and the service was never performed — a trip cancelled, a tradesman who never came, a course that never started. The request states what was paid, when and for what, establishes that the service was not provided, and sets a period for the money to be returned. Attach the proof of payment: without it the argument turns into whether there was a payment at all.

For a mobile operator, an internet or a television service. Ringing the call centre does not terminate a contract — the request has to be in writing and has to leave a trace of having been made. The notice identifies the contract, the service and the termination date, and asks for written confirmation and a final bill, which is exactly what is missing in a later argument about charges.

The right to be forgotten under Article 17 of the General Data Protection Regulation. It is not unconditional: data the organisation keeps by law, for accounting, or to defend a legal claim stay. So the request names exactly which data and on what ground, and asks for a written answer — including when the answer is a refusal, so that there is something to appeal against.

When the other side does not perform, the contract does not fall away by itself. Rescission requires a written declaration, and before it one normally allows a further period for performance — so this document first sets out the non-performance and the period given, and only then declares the rescission. It also states what is being asked back: sums paid, items handed over, documents.

The written notice by which a landlord or a tenant brings a tenancy to an end. It works from either side — you state which of the two you are. The notice period is the one in your own agreement; the termination date runs from service, not from signature. Deliver it in a way that lets you prove when it was received.

Ending a retainer or an ongoing service needs written notice within the period the contract sets — otherwise the contract renews and the charges carry on. The notice identifies the agreement, the termination date and the notice period, and settles the three things that are argued about afterwards: the final payment, the materials to be returned, and the accounts and access that have to be closed.

The right to return an online purchase within fourteen days without giving a reason. The period runs from when the goods were received, not from the order, and it is met if you send the notice within it — even if the goods start their journey back later. The form identifies the order and the account the refund goes to.

The step to take when a controller has not answered your request or has refused it without good reason. The order is the same as in consumer disputes: first a request to the organisation, then a complaint to the commission with a copy of the correspondence attached. A complaint with no prior request is usually sent back, because there is no refusal to examine.

The document that closes a tenancy. The receipt shows the deposit that was paid, the sums withheld and the ground for each, and states expressly whether any claims remain. If a landlord withholds part of a deposit without setting that out, the argument afterwards is conducted with no record from either side.

The contract between a client and a contractor for a specific piece of work — a repair, a translation, a design, a course, anything given to a person rather than to a company. The weak point of most such contracts is vagueness: without a precise description of the work, a deadline and criteria for acceptance, there is no way to prove what was agreed. Here all three are separate fields rather than free text.

The other half of a contract for work. The record fixes what has been accepted, what has been noted as defective, what remains to be put right and how much is owed. Without it, an argument about whether the work was finished is conducted from memory. It is signed by both sides at the moment of acceptance, not afterwards.

For ongoing work with no clear end product: consultancy, maintenance, bookkeeping, training, a support retainer. It differs from a contract for work in that what is owed is an activity rather than a result — so what is agreed here is scope, frequency and response time, not the acceptance of a finished thing. Agree what is expressly outside the scope as well.

Letting a garage or a parking space works differently from letting a home: what matters is the number of the space, how access is given, and what may be done inside. The contract limits use to parking, rules out storing flammable materials and carrying out repairs, and lists the keys, fobs and remotes handed over, which are returned when it ends.

Signed before negotiations, before taking on a subcontractor, or before giving access to internal information. What matters is not the prohibition itself but the three things around it: what exactly counts as confidential, which exceptions are recognised, and how long the duty lasts after the relationship ends. An agreement without those three is hard to enforce.

Marketing calls, messages and letters stop on an objection under Article 21 of the General Data Protection Regulation. Unlike the other rights, there is no balancing here and no exceptions: on an objection to direct marketing, processing for that purpose ends. The document lists the channels separately, because unsubscribing from the newsletter does not stop the phone calls.

While an agreed probationary period is running, the party in whose favour it was agreed may end the contract with no notice and without giving a reason. The application identifies the contract, the termination date, and that the ground is Art. 71 of the Labour Code. Check your own contract for whose benefit the probationary period was agreed before filing it.

The way to leave at once, without working a notice period — but only if the employer agrees. The application proposes a date on which the contract is to end. The part almost nobody knows: the employer must answer within seven days, and silence counts as a refusal. Without written consent there is no termination.

For moving to part-time hours, for a different start and finish, or for a flexible arrangement. The change affects an essential term of the employment contract, so it is put into effect by a written amendment — and part-time hours reduce pay proportionately. The application proposes a specific arrangement and the date it should start.

Leave under Art. 164 of the Labour Code is taken after maternity leave and is granted on an application to the employer, while the benefit is paid by the social security institute through a separate procedure. The age limit and the amount of the benefit are set by law and do change — check them for the year you are applying in. The application also states whether the leave is being transferred to the other parent or to a grandparent, which is common.

When you leave of your own accord, the law wants written notice — not a conversation and not an email. This document puts it in the form Art. 326(1) of the Labour Code requires, states the notice period and names your last working day, so there is no argument about when the contract ends. The period is thirty days unless your contract says otherwise, and by law it cannot exceed three months.

A notice cannot be withdrawn unilaterally — once it has been given, withdrawing it needs the employer's agreement. That is why this document is an application rather than a notification, and why it should be filed as early in the notice period as possible. It identifies the notice by date and asks expressly for written confirmation that the employment continues.