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国际商会商业代理合同范本（英文版）编辑：国际贸易律师来源：国际贸易法律点击次数：2019更新日期：2007-4-24国际商会商业代理合同范本MODELFORMOFINTERNATIONALAGENCYCONTRACT(ICCCOMMERCIALAGENCYCONTRACT)Between________________________________________________________________whoseregisteredofficeisat______________________(hereinaftercalledthePrincipal)and___________________________________________________________________whoseregisteredofficeat__________________________(hereinaftercalledtheAgent)ITISAGREEDASFOLLOWSArt.1TerritoryandProducts1.1.ThePrincipalappointstheAgent,whoaccepts,ashiscommercialagenttopromotethesaleoftheproductslistedinAnnex1,§1(hereinaftercalledtheProducts)intheterritorydefinedinAnnex1,§2(hereinaftercalledtheTerritory).1.2.IfthePrincipaldecidestosellanyotherproductsintheTerritory,heshallinformtheAgentinordertodiscussthepossibilityofincludingthemwithintheProductsdefinedunderarticle1.1.However,theaboveobligationtoinformtheAgentdoesnotapplyif,inconsiderationofthecharacteristicsofthenewproductsandthespecializationoftheAgent,itisunreasonabletoexpectthatsuchproductsmayberepresentedbytheAgent(e.g.productsofacompletelydifferentrange).Art.2Goodfaithandfairdealing2.1.Incarryingouttheirobligationsunderthisagreementthepartieswillactinaccordancewithgoodfaithandfairdealing.2.2.Theprovisionsofthisagreement,aswellasanystatementsmadebythepartiesinconnectionwiththisagencyrelationship,shallbeinterpretedingoodfaith.Art.3Agent'sfunctions3.1.TheAgentagreestousehisbestendeavourstopromotethesaleoftheProductsintheTerritoryinaccordancewiththePrincipal'sreasonableinstructionsandshallprotectthePrincipal'sinterestswiththediligenceofaresponsiblebusinessman.3.2.TheAgentshallnotsolicitordersfromoutsidetheTerritoryunlesspermittedtodosobythePrincipal.WheretheAgentnegotiateswithcustomersintheTerritorybusinesswhichresultsincontractsofsalewithcustomersestablishedoutsidetheTerritory11,article15.2.shallapply.E.g.forgoodstobesoldtosubsidiaryestablishedinanothercountry:theagentisactingwithinhisterritory,hatthesaleismadetoaforeigncustomer,andtheagentwouldhave(inabsenceofarticle15.2)norighttocommission.3.3.Unlessotherwisespecificallyagreed,theAgenthasnoauthoritytomakecontractsonbehalfof,orinanywaytobindthePrincipaltowardsthirdparties.HeonlysolicitsordersfromcustomersforthePrincipal,whoisfree(saveassetforthinarticle4.2.hereafter)toacceptortorejectthem.Theotheralternative,i.e.togivetheagenttheauthoritytoconcludecontractsonbehalfoftheprincipalhasnotbeenconsideredinthemodelform,sinceitisratheruncommonininternationaltrade.Ofcourse,ifthepartieshavespecialreasonsforpermittingtheagenttomakecontractsonbehalfoftheprincipal,theycansoprovideinarticle3.3.Itshouldbenotedthatincertaincasesthethirdparty(customer)mayrelyontheapparentauthorityoftheagentthismeansthat,especiallyinlegalsystemswhereitiscommonthattheagentisauthorizedtoactonbehaveoftheprincipal,theexclusionofanysuchauthorityprovidedforinthecontractbetweenprincipalandagent(likeart.3.3.ofthismodelform)doesnotnecessarilybindathirdpartywhichhadgoodreasonstorelyontheapparentauthorityoftheagent.Itis,therefore,recommendedthattheprincipalavoidsanyactionwhichmaygivethirdpartiestheimpressionthattheagenthasrepresentativepowers,andthatheinforms,ifnecessaryandpossible,thirdpartiesthattheagenthasnoauthoritytobindtheprincipal.3.4.Whennegotiatingwithcustomers,theAgentshallofferProductsstrictlyinaccordancewiththetermsandconditionsofthecontractofsalewhichthePrincipalhascommunicatedtohim.ThisistoensurethatordersbythecustomersconformtothePrincipalstermsandconditions(e.g.prices,deliveryterms,etc.):ifthisisnotthecase(becausetheagenthasgivenincorrectinformationtotheprospectivecustomer)theprincipalwillbeinanembarrassingsituation(atleastfromthecommercialpointofview)iftherefusestheorder.3.5.TheAgentisnotentitledtoreceivepaymentsonthePrincipal'sbehalfwithoutpriorwrittenauthorizationfromthePrincipaltothateffect.WhentheAgenthasbeensoauthorized,hemusttransmitthemassoonaspossibletothePrincipalanduntilthenholdthemseparatelyondepositonthePrincipal'sbehalf.Art.4AcceptanceofordersbythePrincipal4.1.ThePrincipalshallinformtheAgentwithoutunduedelayofhisacceptanceorrejectionoftheorderstransmittedbythelatter.ThePrincipalmayacceptorrejectanyindividualordertransmittedbytheAgentathisowndiscretion.4.2.ThePrincipalmaynothoweverunreasonablyrejecttheorderstransmittedbytheAgent.Inparticular,arepeatedrefusaloforderscontrarytogoodfaith(e.g.ifmadefortheonlypurposeofhinderingtheAgent'sactivity)shallbeconsideredasabreachofcontractbythePrincipal.Art.5Undertakingnottocompete5.1.WithoutthepriorwrittenauthorizationofthePrincipal,theAgentshallnotrepresent,manufactureordistributeanyproductswhichareincompetitionwiththeProducts,fortheentiretermofthiscontract.5.2.TheAgentmayrepresent,distributeormanufactureanyproductswhicharenotcompetitivewiththeProducts,providedheinformsthePrincipalinadvanceofsuchactivity.However,theaboveobligationtoinformthePrincipaldoesnotapplyif,inconsideration:(i)ofthecharacteristicsoftheproductswhichtheAgentwantstorepresent,and(ii)ofthefieldofactivityoftheprincipalforwhomtheAgentwishestoact,i