Unofficial translaction
CHAPTER IV: TERMINATION OF THE MANDATE OF THE INTERMEDIARY
ARTICLE 188-The mandate of the intermediary shall be terminated:
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by an agreement between the principal and the intermediary;
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at the completion of the transaction or transactions for which he was mandated;
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by revocation on the initiative of the principal;
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By the intermediary’s renunciation.
The principal who abusively terminates the mandate entrusted to the intermediary shall be
liable for compensationfor damages.
The intermediary who abusively declines to execute his mandatemustcompensate the
principalfor the damagecaused.
ARTICLE 189-The mandate of the intermediary shall cease also in case of death, incapacity,
or in cases provided for by the Uniform Act on Collective Insolvency Proceedings,whether
theseeventsrelate tothe principal or the intermediary.
ARTICLE 190-The termination of the intermediary’s mandate ordered by the principal shall
have no effect on the third party referred to in article 169 above, unless he knew or had to know
about the termination.
ARTICLE 191-Notwithstanding the termination of the mandate, the intermediary shall still
beable to perform necessary and urgent acts on behalf of the principal or his rightful
beneficiaries to prevent any damage.
TITLE II: COMMISSION AGENTS
ARTICLE 192– An commission agent is a professional who, in exchange for payment of a
commission, shall conclude any legal act in his own name but on behalf of the principal who
gives him mandate.
ARTICLE193-Thecommission agentshall perform the operations stipulated in the commission
contract within the guidelines of the principal.
Ifthecommission contract containsinstructions,theagentmustcomply with them unless he decides
to terminate the contract if the nature of the mandate or practices is contradictory to the
instructions.
If there suggestions, the commission agentmust act as if his own interests were at stake, and
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