Commercial agency : The Paris Court of Appeal considers that a commercial agent is someone whose mission is to market the principal’s products, to look for new clients and to negotiate contracts (Consult Plus / Afapark)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Facts. An intermediary company had a relationship with another company producing/distributing visual and audio guidance systems in car parking lots, based on a contract, repeatedly renewed, entitled "business contributor contract", for a geographical area covering France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and North Africa. The last renewal covered the period from May 1, 2016 to May 1, 2017, at which time the contract automatically ended. By letter dated March 2017, the principal - as identified in the agreement - notified the agent - again according to the contract - of the end of their commercial relationship, as of the following May 1, in accordance with the