vertragsgemäßen

Vertragsgemäß is an adjective in the German language meaning “in accordance with the contract” or “as stipulated by the contract.” It is formed from Vertrag (contract) and gemäß (in accordance with) and is used primarily in legal, procurement, and business contexts to describe that a performance, standard, or obligation conforms to the agreed terms.

In legal practice, the standard of behavior or delivery is often described as vertragsgemäß. For example, a party may be required to provide a delivery, service, or specification that is vertragsgemäß, meaning it meets the contractually agreed requirements. If the performance is not vertragsgemäß, the other party may have remedies such as defect correction, replacement, price reduction, or contract termination, depending on the governing law and contract.

Declension and usage notes: vertragsgemäß is declined like a regular adjective. The ending changes with gender, number, and case. The form vertragsgemäßen appears in phrases such as unter den vertragsgemäßen Bedingungen (dative plural), while vertragsgemäße describes a feminine singular noun like eine vertragsgemäße Lieferung. The term is often contrasted with vertraglich, which refers more generally to provisions contained in the contract, and with vertragstreu, which denotes fidelity to the contract.

Related concepts include the quality and acceptance criteria defined in a contract, the description of Leistungsumfang (scope of services), and the handling of deviations or non-conformities within warranty and liability frameworks.