《合同法》与外贸代理制

Contract Law and Foreign-trade Agent System

我国现行的法律未对外贸代理的性质、代理人的地位等作出规定 ,制约着对当事人权利义务的正确认定和划分 ,也给实际工作带来不少困难。依据新合同法有关委托合同的规定 ,在外贸代理企业以自己的名义与外商签订进出口合同时 ,国内委托单位与外商之间可以发生法律关系 ,在外贸代理企业不公开国内委托单位的存在而以自己名义与外商订立进出口合同的情况下 ,国内委托单位可以行使介入权 ,并对外商承担责任。在外商主张权利时 ,可在外贸代理企业与国内委托单位之间享有选择权。这样做有利于保护当事人各方的合法权益 ,特别是保护处于不利地位一方当事人的权益 ,以体现法律的公正性。

The present laws have no regulations about the nature of foreign trade agency and the status of the agent, which restricts the correct identification and classification of the rights and duties of the parties concerned and brings difficulty to practice. According to the new regulations about agency agreements in the latest Contract Law, when foreign trade agencies sign import or export contracts in their own name with foreigners, legal relation can occur between domestic commission units and foreigners and the domestic commission units can perform their intervening rights and commit responsibilities to the foreigners. When the foreigners assert their rights, they have the right to choose beween the foreign trade agency and domestic commission units.In this way, the rights of the parties concerned,especially those in disadvanta geous status are protected, to reflect the justice of law.