An agreement for the distribution of manufactured goods, between a supplier and a distributor, whether or not the supplier is the manufacturer of the goods.
This contract is intended for a situation when a commercial agent negotiates the sale or purchase of goods on behalf of another entity, called a principal. An agent may be a person or a company. If an agent is a person they are never considered an employee of the principal. When the contract is for products, a principal may be a distributor.
- The contract is to be used for the introduction, promotion, negotiation, and sales of products or services.
- The parties may be subject to mandatory laws of their jurisdiction, regardless of the language of their contract.
- Model contract models are general frameworks only. They must be tailored to the specific circumstances of the users.