23.Thus, France falls into the first category of our survey, which comprises countries that have not adapted the general doctrine of rebus sic stantibus. Additionally, since the Code Napoleon was adopted, in part or even in its entirety, in other countries, it could be said that France is a role model for that first category. In Germany, rebus sic stantibus was advocated in the teachings of eminent commentators and subsequently applied through judicial construction of code provisions, especially art. 242 of the German Civil Code (BGB), which provides for good faith [9] in contracts.