The Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) is a scholarly, ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ framework developed to provide model rules, definitions, and principles for European private law.