# Council Directive of 18 December 1986 on the coordination of the laws of the Member States relating to self-employed commercial agents (86/653/EEC), Article 16

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Nothing in this Directive shall affect the application of the law of the Member States where the latter provides for the immediate termination of the agency contract:
(a) because of the failure of one party to carry out all or part of his obligations;
(b) where exceptional circumstances arise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1986/653/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1986-653/article-16
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