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Commercial Agency Agreement

  • Render-verified
  • Legal-sensitive
  • Version 1.0.0

Commercial agency contract under Council Directive 86/653/EEC on self-employed commercial agents (as transposed in each Member State). Captures the principal-agent relationship, territory, commission basis, mandatory notice periods and the post-termination indemnity / compensation regime (Arts. 17–18 of the Directive) which the parties cannot derogate from to the agent's detriment (Art. 19).

JSON Schema

Fields in this template

Data sent to the API is validated against the template’s JSON Schema before anything is rendered. This template defines 26 fields:

Field Required Type Description
reference Optional string
effective_date Optional date
principal Required object
agent Required object
territory Required array of string
products_or_services_in_scope Required array of string
exclusivity Required enum
commission_rate_pct Required number
commission_basis Required string Art. 7 Dir. 86/653/EEC: on which transactions the commission is due, timing, and how it is calculated.
expenses_policy Optional string
agent_obligations Required array of string
principal_obligations Required array of string
term Required object
term.type Required enum
term.start_date Optional date
term.end_date Optional date Only for fixed-term contracts.
termination_provisions Required object
termination_provisions.notice_periods Required string Art. 15 Dir. 86/653/EEC minimums: 1 month in year 1, 2 in year 2, 3 in year 3+ (Member States may extend).
termination_provisions.indemnity_or_compensation_clause Required string Art. 17 Dir. 86/653/EEC: Member State choice of indemnity (default, up to 1 year's average commission) or compensation (damages).
post_termination_non_compete_optional Optional object
post_termination_non_compete_optional.duration_months Required integer Art. 20 Dir. 86/653/EEC caps at 2 years.
post_termination_non_compete_optional.territory Required string
post_termination_non_compete_optional.activities Required string
post_termination_non_compete_optional.compensation Optional string
governing_law Required string
signatories Required array

POST /render

Generate it

One POST /render call: send your JSON, get the finished PDF back. Or skip the JSON entirely and describe the document in plain language on chut.app.

curl 
curl -X POST https://api.papii.eu/render \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "template": "generic.legal.agency_agreement",
    "data": { ... },
    "options": {"language": "en"}
  }' -o agency-agreement.pdf
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Frequently asked questions

What is “Commercial Agency Agreement”?

Commercial agency contract under Council Directive 86/653/EEC on self-employed commercial agents (as transposed in each Member State). Captures the principal-agent relationship, territory, commission basis, mandatory notice periods and the post-termination indemnity / compensation regime (Arts. 17–18 of the Directive) which the parties cannot derogate from to the agent's detriment (Art. 19). On papii this document is available as template generic.legal.agency_agreement: a JSON Schema plus a deterministic PDF renderer, so the same data always produces the same document.

Can I generate a Commercial Agency Agreement with AI?

Yes. chut.app — the AI back office papii powers — fills this template from a plain-language description: you describe the document in one sentence, the AI structures the data, papii validates it against the schema and renders the PDF. Developers can also call the papii API directly with structured JSON.

Is the Commercial Agency Agreement template legally compliant?

This template is render-verified: its schema, sample data and PDF output are automatically tested on every release. It is published with status “ready”, meaning it has not yet been through papii’s final legal review. Where it references specific legislation, that is stated in the template description — always have a professional check documents with legal effect before relying on them.