FORMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A COMMERCIAL AGENCY CONTRACT

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BOUGHABA OUM KELTOUM , CHENINE SANA

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A contract serves as the legal framework through which parties express their intentions regarding their obligations and rights toward each other. It establishes the relationship between the principal and the commercial agent, thus directly linking the existence of the contract to the commercial agent. For a commercial agency contract to be valid and meet its legal requirements, it must fulfill all general substantive conditions of contracts as well as formal conditions. Additionally, the commercial agency contract requires specific formal requirements that distinguish it from other commercial contracts, such as the exclusivity clause and the non-competition clause.

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