Title Fourth: Termination of Agency

Article 808

Art. 808 - The mandate ceases by: 1 - the accomplishment of the matter for which it was given; 2 - the occurrence of the resolutive condition or the arrival of the term that was added to it; 3 - the revocation of the agent by the principal; 4 - the renunciation of the mandate by the agent; 5 - the death of the principal or the agent; 6 - the change of status by which the principal or the agent loses the exercise of their rights, such as interdiction, bankruptcy, unless the mandate has for its object acts that can be performed despite this change of status; 7 - the impossibility of execution resulting from a cause independent of the will of the contracting parties.

Article 809

Art. 809 - The mandate given by a legal entity or a company ceases with the end of the legal entity or the company.

Article 810

Art. 810 - The principal may, at any time, revoke the mandate. Any clause to the contrary shall be without effect, both between the parties and with respect to third parties. The stipulation of a salary does not prevent the principal from exercising this right. However, when the mandate has been given in the interest of the agent, or in that of a third party, the principal may not revoke it without the consent of the party in whose interest the mandate was given.

Article 811

Art. 811 - Revocation may be express or implied. When revocation takes place by letter or by telegram, it does not produce its effects until the agent has received notification of the revocation.

Article 812

Art. 812 - When the mandate has been given by several persons for the same matter, it can only be revoked with the agreement of all those who have contributed to it. However, when the matter is divisible, the revocation carried out by one of the interested parties extinguishes the mandate with regard to the one who revoked it. In general partnerships and in other companies, the mandate may be revoked by each of the partners who have the power to confer it on behalf of the company.

Article 813

Art. 813 - The total or partial revocation of the mandate cannot be invoked against third parties in good faith who have contracted with the agent before becoming aware of the revocation, subject to the principal's recourse against the agent.

Article 814

Art. 814 - When the law prescribes a determined form for the constitution of the mandate, the same form is required for its revocation.

Article 815

Art. 815 - The agent may not renounce the agency except by notifying the principal of the renunciation. They shall be liable for the harm that this renunciation may cause to the principal, if they do not take the necessary measures to fully safeguard the latter's interests, until the principal has made provision for them himself.

Article 816

Art. 816 - The agent may not renounce when the agency has been granted in the interest of a third party, except in cases of illness or other legitimate impediment. In this case, he is required to notify the person in whose interest the agency was conferred, and to grant them a reasonable period to make arrangements for the circumstances

Article 817

Art. 817 - The revocation or death of the principal agent entails the revocation of the one to whom it has substituted itself, except: 1° - when the substitute has been appointed with the authorization of the principal; 2° - when the principal agent had full powers to act or was authorized to substitute.

Article 818

Art. 818 - The death or change of status of the principal terminates the mandate of the main agent and that of the substitute agent, unless: 1 - the mandate was conferred in the interest of the agent or in the interest of a third party; 2 - its purpose is to accomplish a deed after the death of the principal, such that the agent finds himself in the situation of an executor of a will.

Article 819

Art. 819 - Acts performed by the agent in the name of the principal at the time when he was still unaware of the principal's death or one of the other causes that terminated the agency, are valid, provided that the third parties with whom he contracted were also unaware of it.

Article 820

Art. 820 - In case of cessation of the mandate by death, bankruptcy or incapacity of the principal, the agent is bound, if there is danger in delay, to complete the work begun, insofar as necessary, and to provide for everything that the circumstances require in the interest of the principal, if there is no capable heir or legal representative of the principal or the heir. It may furthermore recover advances and expenses made for the execution of its mandate, according to the principles of the management of affairs.

Article 821

Art. 821 - In the event of the death of the agent, their heirs, if they are aware of the existence of the agency, must immediately inform the principal. They must also preserve the documents and other titles belonging to the principal, and take all necessary measures to safeguard their interests. This article is not applicable with regard to minor heirs, until they are provided with a guardian.

Article 822

Art. 822 - When the mandate or the agent terminates the contract abruptly, at an inopportune time and without plausible reason, it may be liable for damages to the other contracting party, by reason of the abusive exercise it has made of its right. The existence and extent of the damage are assessed by the judge, according to the nature of the mandate, the circumstances of the matter and the usage of the place.