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Revoking a power of attorney in Germany: a letter to the agent asking for the power of attorney document back (§ 175 of the German Civil Code, BGB), which doubles as the notice to the bank, office or other body the power was shown or announced to — each receives a signed copy, because towards them the power stays in force until they are told it has ended (§§ 170–173 BGB). With the court route for declaring an unreturned document void (§ 176 BGB). In German; fill in, print, sign and deliver to each recipient with proof of receipt.

A gym member's written notice in Cyprus ending the membership: under the contract's termination clause, at the end of the term without renewal, for health reasons or a move, because the gym no longer provides what was agreed, or by withdrawing within 14 days when the membership was bought online. It asks for card or direct debit charges to stop and for anything prepaid to be refunded, and refuses any penalty the contract does not clearly provide for.

The notice by which a consumer in Greece withdraws from a purchase made online, by phone or away from the shop, doorstep sales included, within 14 calendar days and without giving a reason (Law 2251/1994, art. 3ε). It goes further than the model form in the Act's annex: it identifies the order, asks for every payment back, standard delivery included, within 14 days, gives the IBAN for the refund and announces the return of the goods.

The resolution of the sole member or the general meeting by which a dormant Romanian SRL is dissolved and wound up in one act, without a liquidator (art. 235 of Law no. 31/1990): the assets and debts, the statement that the debts are paid, how what is left is divided among the members, who keeps the records, and who handles the trade register.

The notice by which a consumer in Romania withdraws from an online, phone or off-premises purchase within 14 days — 30 if the contract was made during an unsolicited visit to the home or on an excursion organised by the trader — without giving a reason (Emergency Ordinance no. 34/2014). It identifies the product and the order, asks for every payment — standard delivery included — to be refunded within 14 days to the account given, and announces the return of the goods. It follows the content of the model in the ordinance's annex.

Notice ending a contract for an ongoing service in Poland — a gym or pool membership, a course, a subscription, a service plan: the contract and customer numbers, the service, how it ends to underline — with the contract's notice period, immediately for important reasons, or without notice for an open-ended contract that sets none — withdrawal of consent to recurring payments, and a demand to refund fees taken in advance. It relies on rules the terms and conditions cannot exclude.

A consumer's notice for when the seller refused to repair or replace goods that do not conform to the contract, did not do it in reasonable time, the repair did not work, or the defect is too serious to wait (art. 43e of the Consumer Rights Act): the choice between reducing the price and withdrawing from the contract, the amount and the account for the refund. It reminds the seller to repay within 14 days and to take the goods back at its own cost.

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 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 agreement by which a provider — a company or a registered sole trader — performs services for a client in Romania: what is and is not included, the term, the price and payment term, invoicing through RO e-Factura, acceptance and objections, the liability cap, force majeure and termination. Under the Romanian Civil Code a services contract is an antrepriză (art. 1851), and the agreement fills in what the law leaves to the parties.

A Cypriot lease of a home with no end date, running from month to month: the property, the rent and its adjustment, the deposit, bills, duties and the move-in and move-out records. Either side ends it by written notice, with the period you set, at the end of a calendar month. It records whether the home falls under the Rent Control Law of 1983, because then a tenant who stays after the tenancy ends becomes a statutory tenant and the landlord recovers possession only by court order.

A Romanian residential tenancy between private individuals with no end date: rent, deposit, utilities, each side's obligations and a handover record. Either side may end it with at least 60 days' written notice, and the rent changes only by a signed addendum. It provides for registration with ANAF within 30 days (form C168), which makes it an enforcement title for the rent.

The letter a tenant in Germany uses to end a residential lease. Under § 573c of the German Civil Code (BGB) the tenant's notice period is three months: notice that arrives by the third working day of a month ends the tenancy at the end of the month after next. The letter gives notice to the chosen date, or else to the next possible one, and can invoke the special rights after a rent increase (§ 561 BGB) or a refused sublet (§ 540 BGB). Written form is required (§ 568 BGB): print it and have every tenant sign by hand — by e-mail it is void. In German.

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.

A contract between two businesses in Germany for a defined result — software, a website, an expert report, a concept, a repair or an installation — that the contractor answers for (a Werkvertrag under §§ 631 ff. of the German Civil Code, BGB). It includes the specification and agreed quality, a completion date, an acceptance procedure with the deadline of § 640(2) BGB, the fee falling due on acceptance, rights for defects, termination, usage rights in the work, confidentiality and a liability cap. Not for construction contracts, nor for making movable goods, which sales law governs. In German.

An agreement between two businesses in Cyprus for the supply of services under the Contract Law, Cap. 149: the services and what is excluded, term, fee plus VAT, invoicing and payment terms, complaints and corrections, independent performance, confidentiality, intellectual property in the deliverables, a liability cap and termination. Late payment carries the interest (ECB reference rate plus eight points) and the €40 of Law 123(I)/2012. It has no non-compete, which section 27 of Cap. 149 makes void, with narrow exceptions, and it needs no stamp duty.

The request to a Greek school for a certificate of studies, a certificate of attendance or a copy of the school-leaving certificate (apolytirio): the graduate's details as the school keeps them (father's and mother's names, date of birth, name while at school), the year of graduation, the document wanted, the number of copies and the purpose. Graduates from the 2016–2017 school year on can get their apolytirio from gov.gr; this request serves older titles and certificates that are not there.

A Greek landlord's out-of-court notice (εξώδικη δήλωση) ending a residential lease and calling on the tenant to hand the home back: for unpaid rent (Article 597 of the Greek Civil Code), at the end of the agreed term, or ending an open-ended lease after three years (Article 609). It is the gateway to a repossession order (Code of Civil Procedure 637), issued by a lawyer since 2026, and counts only if served by a court bailiff — letters and e-mail do not. For unpaid rent it demands payment within 15 days; for the end of the term it must be served at least three months ahead.

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 a creditor and a debtor in Italy who agree to settle a debt in instalments: a private loan, a fee, rent arrears. The contract, in Italian under Italian law, acknowledges the amount owed and where it comes from (article 1988 of the Italian Civil Code), sets the number and amount of the instalments, any interest rate, the creditor's undertaking not to act while the plan is kept and what follows missed instalments. Both sign two copies. It is not for debts to the Agenzia delle Entrate-Riscossione.

A joint list, drawn up by both spouses in Germany, of what each owned and owed on the wedding day, plus inheritances and gifts received during the marriage, with values. Under § 1377 of the German Civil Code (BGB), an inventory the spouses draw up together, dated and signed by both, is presumed correct between them; without one, everything a spouse owns at the end is presumed to be gain when the gains are equalised on divorce. No notary needed. Separate property or another regime needs a notarised marriage contract, which this is not. In German.

The written request to a school in Cyprus for a copy of the leaving certificate (apolytirio), a certificate of studies with the marks for each year, or a certificate of attendance: the graduate's details as the school keeps them, the name while at school if it has changed, the year of graduation, the number of copies and the purpose. If the records are now kept elsewhere, it asks for the request to be passed on to whoever keeps them. It serves for a job, a university application or recognition abroad.

A written agreement between an employer and an employee in Cyprus for telework under the Telework Framework Law of 2023: pattern and days, place, hours and time recording, the right to disconnect and the measures that secure it, equipment, costs, data, health and safety, and the return to the office. Telework is voluntary and agreed in writing, and the employer bears the equipment and its costs. The agreement also serves as the written statement of telework terms the Law requires.

A written employment contract with an end date for an employee in Cyprus: job, place and hours, gross salary, social insurance, annual leave, probation in proportion to the term, and the reason for the fixed term. It sets whether the contract can be ended early on notice or only by agreement, and follows Law 98(I)/2003: a fixed-term employee may not be treated less favourably than permanent staff, and employment that reaches 30 months in total on successive contracts counts as open-ended unless there is an objective reason.