Sudden termination: The French Supreme Court excludes the application of the former Article L. 442-6, I, 5° C. com. to the relationship between a dental surgeon and his supplier (Sourire et Santé / Laboratoire BC)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Housed at the heart of the mechanism introduced in the former article L. 442-6, I, 5° C. com. (now, C. com., art. L. 442-1, II since Order No. 2019-359 of April 24, 2019), the condition of "commercial relationship" remains a place of tension. While some solutions promote a flexible conception of the "commercial relationship" (see Cass. com., April 23, 2003, n° 01-11.664; Cass. com., September 14, 2010, n° 09-14.322, Concurrences 4/2010, obs. Ph. Vanni. - See in particular. R. Amaro, "La relation commerciale établie au sens de l'article L. 442-6, I, 5° du Code de commerce ou les vents contraires de la jurisprudence", AJ Contrat 2019, p. 8.- C. Mouly-Guillemaud,