国际商事代理法(3)

1、Chapter ThreeLaw of Agency国际商事代理法国际商事代理法3.3 Duties in Agency3.3.1 Duties of agent to principal3.3.2 Duties of principal to agent2021-10-2943.3.1 Duties of agent to principal Question: What are the duties of agent to the principal? 1.duty of loyalty 2.duty to act with skill 3.duty to obey instruction

2、s 4.duty to account 5.duty to notify 1.代理人对被代理人应忠诚代理人对被代理人应忠诚 2.代理人应勤勉谨慎履行代理职责代理人应勤勉谨慎履行代理职责 3.代理人应遵从委托人意愿或利益代理人应遵从委托人意愿或利益 4.代理人在代理关系结束时，应及代理人在代理关系结束时，应及时申报及结清账目时申报及结清账目 5.代理人代理人应及时报告代理事务情况应及时报告代理事务情况The fiduciary duty is a most basic ethical(道德的道德的) matter applicable to nearly all persons in busin

3、ess and government.(1)Duty to avoid conflict of interest(2)Duty to avoid self-dealing(假公济私假公济私)(3)Duty to protect confidential information1) 1) 避免自己的利益与委托人的利益相冲突，避免自己的利益与委托人的利益相冲突，除非本人特别许可除非本人特别许可 Sometimes a full-time agent for one party may be paid a secret kickback by the other party. The law pre

4、sumes(推定推定) these payments exert some influence on the agents judgment and thereby harm the principal.o(2)(2)为委托人谋求最大的利益，不能为委托人谋求最大的利益，不能谋私利谋私利 Self-dealing is another type of unethical conflict of interest in which the agents own personal financial interest directly conflict with the principals fin

5、ancial interest. .2.o 代理人应勤勉谨慎地履行代理职责代理人应勤勉谨慎地履行代理职责。 Agent must use reasonable skill and care in conducting the principals business. It is probably unethical for an agent to claim skills he or she does not really possess (false bravado虚张声势虚张声势).3.服从义务服从义务 duty to obey instructiono 代理人应当按照委托人的指示处理委托

6、事务。代理人应当按照委托人的指示处理委托事务。 Agents must generally obey any reasonable instructions the principal gives that will impact the principals business, but not illegal, immoral or unreasonable.4.及时申报及结清账目及时申报及结清账目Duty to account5.Duty to notify 1.1.忠实义务：为委托人谋求最大的利益，忠实义务：为委托人谋求最大的利益，不能谋私利。不能谋私利。 2.2.注意义务：应当尽到注意

7、义务：应当尽到合理注意合理注意完成受托完成受托事务。事务。 3.3.服从义务：服从义务：代理人应当按照委托人的指代理人应当按照委托人的指示处理委托事务示处理委托事务 4.4.及时申报及结清账目义务及时申报及结清账目义务 5.5.报告义务：报告义务：应当报告委托事务处理情况。应当报告委托事务处理情况。代理人所承担的义务代理人所承担的义务 被告绍兴县印染公司委托原告上海货被告绍兴县印染公司委托原告上海货运公司办理货物的货运手续，分别要求运公司办理货物的货运手续，分别要求订订20022002年年1010月月1919日日“DSR”DSR”的船，运费预的船，运费预付。付。20022002年年1010月月

8、2121，原告委托某集装箱，原告委托某集装箱公司从被告处将货物装箱并拖运至上海公司从被告处将货物装箱并拖运至上海港区，产生费用港区，产生费用48004800元。被告业务员在元。被告业务员在装箱单上签字确认。原告又委托某公司装箱单上签字确认。原告又委托某公司代为报关，产生费用代为报关，产生费用295295元。元。 货物出运后，被告收到了原告递交的货物出运后，被告收到了原告递交的两份已装船提单，证明货物已于两份已装船提单，证明货物已于20022002年年1010月月2626日装船，航次名为日装船，航次名为“HANJI”HANJI”运费运费预付。结果货物于预付。结果货物于1111月月1111日因火灾

9、而灭日因火灾而灭失。事后，原告向被告索要垫付费用，失。事后，原告向被告索要垫付费用，被告拒绝支付，辩称：原告擅自变更船被告拒绝支付，辩称：原告擅自变更船期和垫付运费，无权主张代理费用。期和垫付运费，无权主张代理费用。 。结论结论3.5 Termination of Agency(P98) If agency was created for a specified time or for a specified purpose, it terminates upon passage of that time or accomplishment of the purpose. If no time

10、 is specified, agency is terminated by passage of a reasonable time.2021-10-29303.5 Termination of Agency Question: How to terminate the agency relationship under Common Law?oAccomplishment of contract purposeoLapse of timeoMutual agreementoUnilateral termination: revocation or renunciationoTerminat

11、ion by operations of lawMutual agreement As a consensual or contractual relationship, an agency gives the agencies the power to rescind the consent or contract. A mutual agreement by both relieves them both of future performance obligations. Unilateral termination: revocation or renunciation Except

12、where an agency is irrevocable or coupled with an interest, either party can unilaterally terminate the agency. However, the right to terminate may be limited by contractual terms. Question: Which situation can be called “revocation”? And which can be called “renunciation”? 代理关系终止的效果代理关系终止的效果 若代理人继续从事代理活动，即若代理人继续从事代理活动，即属于无权代理。代理关系结束时，本属于无权代理。代理关系结束时，本人人必须通知第三人必须通知第三人，否则本人仍需对，否则本人仍需对第三人负责。第三人负责。案例案例 王某委托其朋友李某到外国帮他买一王某委托其朋友李某到外国帮他买一部先进的录相机，当李某到国外不久，王部先进的录相机，当李某到国外不久，王某因车祸死亡，其儿子继承其全部财产。某因车祸死亡，其儿子继承其全部财产。李某从国外买回录相机后才知道王某已死，李某从国外买回录相机后才知道王某已死，他找到王某儿子要求其收下并索要货款，他找到王某儿子要求其收下并索要货款，王某儿子不