The Latin phrase " ex nunc " literally means " from now on ." In law , it is used to indicate that a legal norm , contract , or legal act produces effects from the present moment it originates or is issued, without affecting past situations . In other words, it is not retroactive.
Examples:
- An law: when a new law comes into force, its effects They apply from their publication at the Diary Official, not to previous situations.
- Un contract: un contract de rental, for example, regulates the relations between the parties from the moment of their company, not before.
- Voidability: and a contract It is voidable and is declared nullity, effects of this declaration are produced "Ex nunc», that is, from the moment of the sentences, without to affect effects already produced by the contract before the nullity.
Ex nunc vs. Ex tunc:
The opposite of " ex nunc " is " ex tunc ," which means " from then on ." The latter is used to refer to situations in which a rule or legal act has retroactive effects , that is, it affects past situations.
