A commercial intermediary who acts without authority or beyond the scope of his authority
shall, in the absence of ratification, be bound to compensate the third party so that the latter is
put back in the position in which he would have been if the commercial intermediary had acted
with authority and within the scope of such authority.
The commercial intermediary shall, however, incur no liability where the third party knew or
should have known that the intermediary had no authority or was acting beyond the scope of
his authority.
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In force from 17 April 1997
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