Question juridique clé
Whether an affiliation contract between the company and the pension foundation was concluded with retroactive effect from 2003.
Solution extraite
Yes. On the circumstances, the company could in good faith understand the fund's demand for retroactive premium payment as acceptance and tacit waiver of any reserved written form; the contract was concluded on 2004-10-11 when payment was made.
Motifs extraits
The fund had sufficient information to assess the risk and fixed the retroactive premium. By requesting payment without reserving further examination, it created a justified appearance that only payment remained outstanding and that the contractual relationship would be established thereafter.