When a commercial intermediary acts without authority or beyond the scope of his authority,
his acts shall bind neither the principal nor the third party.
However, when the behaviour of the principal leads the third party to reasonably believe and in
good faith that the commercial intermediary has the authority to act on his behalf, the principal
shall not rely on the fact, with regard to the third party, that he did not give the commercial
intermediary such authority.
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In force from 17 April 1997
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