Non-competition clause: The French Supreme Court clarifies the starting point of the period of renunciation of a non-competition clause by the employer of a sales representative (Bouttier)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Starting point of the period of renunciation of a non-competition clause by the employer of a VRP* A sales representative who had retired brought an action against his former employer for payment of the financial compensation for the non-competition clause in his contract, claiming that the latter had not released him from his commitment. The case law has already stated that the financial compensation for the non-competition clause was due even when the termination of the employment contract was due to the employee's retirement (Versailles, Feb. 18, 2003, D. 2004, 1159; Soc. Sept. 24, 2008, n°07-40.098, stating that the