Case C‑574/21

QT

v

02 Czech Republic a.s.

(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší soud)

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 23 March 2023

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Self-employed commercial agents – Directive 86/653/EEC – Article 17(2)(a) – Termination of the agency contract – Entitlement of the commercial agent to an indemnity – Conditions for granting – Equitable indemnity – Assessment – Concept of ‘commission lost by the commercial agent’ – Commission on future transactions – New customers brought by the commercial agent – Existing customers with whom the commercial agent has significantly increased the volume of business – One-off commission payments)

1. Free movement of persons – Freedom of establishment – Self-employed commercial agents – Directive 86/653 – Entitlement of the commercial agent to an indemnity – Determination of the equitable nature of the indemnity – Circumstances to be taken into account

   (Council Directive 86/653, Art. 17(2)(a))

   (see paragraphs 42-47, 49-51, 53-55, 57-60, operative part 1)

2. Free movement of persons – Freedom of establishment – Self-employed commercial agents – Directive 86/653 – Entitlement of the commercial agent to an indemnity – Determination of the equitable nature of the indemnity – Circumstances to be taken into account

   (Council Directive 86/653, Art. 17(2)(a))

   (see paragraphs 63-66, operative part 2)

See the text of the decision.