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The French law of 25 June 1991 harecepita the European directive on agency contract provides:
Article L 134-12 of the Commercial Code:
En cas de cessation de ses relations avec lemandant, a commercial agent in compensatory en droit à une indemnité réparationdu Prejudice suffered
In the event of termination of relations with ilmandante, a commercial agent is entitled to compensation deldanno immediately.
We note again that the text of leggeconcerne the cessation of relations, then compensation is due ancheal end of fixed term agency contract or the decessodell'agente individual.
remember that the French Courts and Tribunals:
- willingly recognize agents francesiun'indennità average of two years of commission (calculated on media degliultimi 3 anni - anche per un rapporto di durata inferiore a 3 anni e di soloqualche mese
- non sono tenute dalle clausole e intitolati delcontratto scritto stesso oppure dalle dichiarazioni delle parti
COME DIFENDERSI DELLA DOMANDA DI PAGAMENTO DIUN'INDENNITÀ DI CESSAZIONE DEL RAPPORTO ?
CONTESTARE ALL'INTERMEDIARIO LO STATUTO STESSOD'AGENTE COMMERCIAL
What are the texts of references to controbatterele claims agent?
- L 134-1 of the Commercial Code provides:
commercial agent est un mandataire here àtitre indépendante de profession, ... est chargé de façon permanent denégocier ...
commercial agent is any agent who atitolo of independent professional ... is committed in a premanente to negotiate ...
- The text of the French law takes ledisposizioni the EC Directive 86/653 of 18/12/1986:
Article 1:
1. The harmonization measures prescribed nellapresente Directive shall apply to the laws, regulations edamministrative of the Member States governing the relations between the agenticommerciali and their principals.
2. For the purposes of this Directive agentecommerciale means the person who, acting intermediarioindipendente, is responsible for permanent authority to negotiate un'altrapersona, hereinafter called the principal, the sale or purchase of goods, or to negotiate and conclude such transactions on behalf delpreponente
Article 3 :
1. The commercial agent must nell'eserciziodella business, protect the interests of the principal and act conlealtà and good faith.
2. In particular, the commercial agent must:
a) make proper efforts to negotiate and, where appropriate, conclude the transactions he is instructed;
Article 5:
The parties may not derogate from Article 3 e4.
THESE TEXTS REQUIREMENTS (SEE ARTICLE 5 QUISOPRA REPORTED) provide the principal SOME TOPICS OF DEFENCE
First a defense to : The agent does not deveavere a guest on his own.
This requirement can be deduced from qualitàd'intermediario representative or agent (See Article L 134-1 delcodice trade or Directive 86/653).
Consequently, for the French case, unagente can not have a commercial business (seller conclientela themselves).
Judgement of the Supreme Court of 10 French Luglio2007 confirmed its ruling of June 29, 2010
According to a defense : Agent devesvolgere its activities permanently.
This requirement of assignment / activity permanentedistingue commercial real agent of a Business (apporteur d'affaires) to anyone who is not recognized compensation incase of termination of relations.
Consequently, the French commercial agent chelavora occasionally not entitled to benefit from the law francesesul agency contract and no compensation.
third defense : Agent devenegoziare / dealing with customers
the French courts (courts of appeal eCorte of Cassation) interprets these needs close (negotiate / deal) of the European Directive and the Code French Trade:
intermediaries, to be an agent (and if you say the relationship to take advantage of some kind of compensation for termination delrapporto) must be negotiated (treated) with customers.
What do these words mean by negotiation / deal? The agent must intervene actively nell'ottenimentodell'ordine and not only to present a product and price meets qualchelistino price.
intermediaries that is content to present ilpreponente and its products and price list giving the principal the impegnodi discuss discounts, payment terms or the nature (quality) of products is not a agent.
a result, the agent who is not committed anegoziare / dealing with customers, can not claim to be agentecommerciale and then ask for compensation for termination of all rapportoconforme ' Article L 134-12 of the French Commercial Code.
dellaSuprema French Court Sentences 3 October 2000, December 12, 2006 January 15, 2008.20 in May 2008, October 27, 2009.
Attorney Paul Bonsirven
www.bonsirven.it
Attorney Paul Bonsirven
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