The contract of commercial agency

By a contract of commercial agency the agent shall assume the obligation to take permanent care that third persons enter into contracts with his principal, and to mediate in that respect between them and the principal, as well as to enter into contracts, after obtaining authorisation, with third persons on behalf and for the account of the principal, while the principal shall assume the obligation to pay to him, for each contract concluded, an agreed fee (brokerage).

A principal may have several agents in the same area for the same kind of business. One agent shall not, without his principal’s consent, assume the obligation to work for another principal regarding the same kind of business in the same area.

A contract of commercial agency must be concluded in written form. Concluding Contracts on Behalf of a Principal An agent may conclude contracts on behalf and for the account of his principal only after obtaining from him a corresponding particular or general authorisation. Continue reading The contract of commercial agency

Duty to keep business secret according to provisions of the Companies act

Duty to keep business secret is regulated by the provisions of Articles from 72 to 74 of the Companies Act.

A business secret is information the disclosure of which to a third party may damage the company, as well as information that has, or may have, economic value because it is not generally known or easily available to third parties who could acquire economic benefit through its use or disclosure, and with regard to which the company took appropriate measures to keep its secrecy.

Information which is a business secret may be of a productive, technical, technological, financial or commercial nature, a study, a research finding, as well as a document, formula, drawing, facility, method, procedure, notice or internal instruction, and the like. Continue reading Duty to keep business secret according to provisions of the Companies act