Commercial agency : The French Supreme Court rules that the compensation for contract termination is not due in case of termination during the trial period (Fadin, CTVL)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. The protective arrangements for commercial agency allow agents to receive an end-of-contract indemnity to compensate for the loss suffered as a result of the termination of relations with their principal. This so-called termination indemnity is a matter of public policy (cf. L. 134-12 c. com. Constant case law on this point, see especially: Cass. com. 19 March 2013, Contrats conc. consom. 2013, No. 112 obs. N. Matthey), clauses intended to deprive the agent of his benefit are deemed to be unwritten. The fact remains that if certain