TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers, commercial agents and independent door-to-door salespeople.

The contract may contain a non-competition clause after termination of the contract. This clause must be drawn up in writing and relate to the geographical area and, where applicable, the group of persons entrusted to the commercial agent as well as the type of goods or services for which he or she acts as a representative under the terms of the contract. The non-competition clause is only valid for a…

Where the activity of commercial agent is exercised in performance of a written contract entered into between the parties on a principal basis for another purpose, the parties may agree in writing that the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the part corresponding to the commercial agency activity. Such waiver shall be null and void if the performance of the contract shows that the commercial agency activity is…

Any clause or agreement contrary to the provisions of articles L. 134-2 and L. 134-4, the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 134-11, and of article L. 134-15 or derogating, to the detriment of the commercial agent, from the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 134-9, the first paragraph of article L. 134-10, the articles L. 134-12 and L. 134-13 and the third paragraph of Article L….

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter.