Chevassus-Marche (Heirs of) v Groupe Danone and others – WLR Daily

Posted January 22nd, 2008 in commercial agents, EC law, law reports by sally

Chevassus-Marche (Heirs of) v Groupe Danone and others (Case C-19/07); WLR (D) 5

“On the proper interpretation of art 7(2) (first indent) of Council Directive 86/653 on self-employed commercial agents, a commercial agent entrusted with a specific geographical area did not have the right to a commission for transactions concluded by customers belonging to that area without any action, direct or indirect, on the part of the principal.”

WLR Daily, 21st January 2008

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