Rights and obligations of parties involved in international logistics agency
In the process of agency, it generally involves the principal, the agent and the third party. The principal is a person who appoints an agent to act for himself in the agent's behavior and is responsible for the legal consequences of the agent's behavior. An agent is a person who accepts the entrustment of the principal in the agency, acts in accordance with the provisions of the agency agreement, and receives a commission. The third party is a person who has a direct or indirect relationship of rights and obligations with the principal and agent outside the agency agreement.
1. Obligations of agents
Enforce legal actions with a third party within the scope authorized by the principal; the agent should act actively, seriously and effectively within the scope of the authorization as required by the principal; The agent's behavior should be a good faith act; the agent can't transfer the agent's power to the principal without the consent of the principal.
2. Obligations of principals International logistics pays remuneration and commissions; pays the expenses incurred by agents for fulfilling their obligations
3. Rights and obligations of third parties
The third party has the right to require the principal to perform its obligations; the third party has the right to verify the agency rights of the agent; the third party should perform its obligations and bear financial responsibility for its performance.
(3) Types of agents
1. According to the terms of reference
(1) General agent. The general agent is the general representative of the client in the designated area. In addition to having the right to represent the client to carry out business activities such as signing sales contracts and handling goods, he can also carry out some non-commercial activities. He has the right to appoint sub-agents, and can share the agent's commission. (2) Exclusive agent for international logistics. The sole agency (sole agency) is in the designated area, he acts on behalf of the client alone