The liability of the intermediary shall generally be subject to the rules governing agency.
The intermediary shall thus be answerable to the principal for the good and faithful performance
of his mandate as agent.
He shall be bound to personally perform it except where, forced by circumstances not to perform
it himself, he gets authority to delegate his powers to a third party, or where the customs and
usages allow for such substitution of powers.
Official translation
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In force from 17 April 1997
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