Agency agreement: The Bordeaux Court of Appeal maintains a restrictive definition of the sales agent’s negotiating power (Pierval / Les Demeures Occitanes, Sofiactur)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Facts On June 16, 2013, Pierval entered into a qualified commercial agent contract with X, which will be terminated by the broadcaster on March 1, 2015. On June 1, 2015, the same broadcaster entered into a contract, apparently drafted in similar terms, with LDO. This second contract is also terminated by the broadcaster, without the circumstances of the termination of these two agreements being specified in the judgment under comment. The broadcaster, claiming to be a commercial agent, seeks compensation for the breach and assigns its claim to Sofiactur. Sofiactur sues Pierval and