Article 44 — Duties of Commercial Agent

1/ A commercial agent shall safeguard the principal’s interests with the care due by a good trader. 2/ He shall: a) carry out all instructions of the principal; b) inform the principal of all contracts concluded and under negotiation by him; c) send to the principal periodic reports on his activities and all such market information as may be useful to the principal regarding the area where he acts. 3/ Even after the agency agreement has come to an end, a commercial agent may not take advantage of or disclose trade secrets revealed to him by the principal or of which he learned in the course of his duties as an agent.