Recital (law)

In Law, a recital (from the Latin word recitare, meaning: to read out) consists of an account or repetition of the details of some act, proceeding or fact. Particularly, in law, that part of a legal document—such as a lease, which contains a statement of certain facts — which contains the purport for which the deed is made.

In EU law, a recital is a text that sets out reasons for the provisions of an act, while avoiding normative language and political argumentation.

By convention, recitals start with the word Whereas.

A recital can, and should, be taken into account when interpreting the meaning of a contractual agreement.

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