Key legal question
Whether the notarized surety agreement lost authentic form because the preprinted clauses were not read aloud by the notary under Vaud notarial law.
Extracted holding
No. The canton could reasonably treat the preprinted form as incorporated into the notarized deed; the lack of oral reading of the printed clauses did not invalidate authenticity in these circumstances.
Extracted reasoning
The court found the cantonal interpretation of Art. 72 LN/VD non-arbitrary. The deed and form were physically integrated, the surety had paraphed the relevant page, and she was a commercially experienced managing director. The protective purpose of authentic form was satisfied even without a formal reading of the printed clauses.