# The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993, Regulation 4: Duties of a principal to his commercial agent

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In his relations with his commercial agent a principal must act dutifully and in good faith.
(2) In particular, a principal must—
(a) provide his commercial agent with the necessary documentation relating to the goods concerned;
(b) obtain for his commercial agent the information necessary for the performance of the agency contract, and in particular notify his commercial agent within a reasonable period once he anticipates that the volume of commercial transactions will be significantly lower than that which the commercial agent could normally have expected.
(3) A principal shall, in addition, inform his commercial agent within a reasonable period of his acceptance or refusal of, and of any non-execution by him of, a commercial transaction which the commercial agent has procured for him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3053/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/commercial-agents-council-directive-regulations-1993/regulation-4
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