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Article L134-13 of the French Commercial code

The compensation provided for in Article L. 134-12 is not due in the following cases:

<1° Termination of the contract is caused by the gross misconduct of the commercial agent;

<2° Termination of the contract results from the agent's initiative unless such termination is justified by circumstances attributable to the principal or due to the age, infirmity or illness of the commercial agent, as a result of which the continuation of his activity can no longer reasonably be required ;

3° By agreement with the principal, the commercial agent assigns to a third party the rights and obligations he holds under the agency contract.

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Article L134-13

La réparation prévue à l’article L. 134-12 n’est pas due dans les cas suivants :

1° La cessation du contrat est provoquée par la faute grave de l’agent commercial ;

2° La cessation du contrat résulte de l’initiative de l’agent à moins que cette cessation ne soit justifiée par des circonstances imputables au mandant ou dues à l’âge, l’infirmité ou la maladie de l’agent commercial, par suite desquels la poursuite de son activité ne peut plus être raisonnablement exigée ;

3° Selon un accord avec le mandant, l’agent commercial cède à un tiers les droits et obligations qu’il détient en vertu du contrat d’agence.

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