Sudden termination: The Cour de cassation validates the conviction of a distributor to repair the sudden termination of commercial relations and approve the judges who pronounced the nullity of contracts trade cooperation charging disproportionate amounts (Carrefour/Jean-Marc Valensi)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Cass. com, Sept. 11, 2012, Carrefour c/ Jean-Marc Valensi, N° 11/14620 Delivered on the same day as another judgment concerning the same major retailer (Cass. com., n° 11/14608, Salins du midi hereafter), the Commercial Chamber of the Court of Cassation is moving forward step by step in clarifying the penalties that may be imposed in the event of a violation of Article L. 442-6-I of the Commercial Code. As in the other case, when commercial relations were broken off, a jeweller supplying the Carrefour brand had drawn up all the contracts binding him to the retailer and