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Article L134-1 of the French Commercial code

A commercial agent is an agent who, in a self-employed capacity, without being bound by a contract for the hire of services, is responsible, on a permanent basis, for negotiating and, where appropriate, concluding contracts of sale, purchase, hire or provision of services, in the name and on behalf of producers, industrialists, traders or other commercial agents. He may be a natural person or a legal entity and is registered, on his declaration, in the special register of commercial agents.

Not covered by the provisions of this chapter are agents whose mission of representation is carried out in the context of economic activities which are the subject, with regard to this mission, of specific legislative provisions.

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Article L134-1

L’agent commercial est un mandataire qui, à titre de profession indépendante, sans être lié par un contrat de louage de services, est chargé, de façon permanente, de négocier et, éventuellement, de conclure des contrats de vente, d’achat, de location ou de prestation de services, au nom et pour le compte de producteurs, d’industriels, de commerçants ou d’autres agents commerciaux. Il peut être une personne physique ou une personne morale et s’immatricule, sur sa déclaration, au registre spécial des agents commerciaux.

Ne relèvent pas des dispositions du présent chapitre les agents dont la mission de représentation s’exerce dans le cadre d’activités économiques qui font l’objet, en ce qui concerne cette mission, de dispositions législatives particulières.

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