Chapter XXIII Entrustment Contracts

第二十三章  委托合同

Article 919

An entrustment contract is a contract under which a principal and an agent agree that the agent shall handle the matters for the principal.

第九百一十九条

委托合同是委托人和受托人约定，由受托人处理委托人事务的合同。

Article 920

A principal may specifically entrust an agent to handle one or several matters, and may also generally entrust an agent to handle all matters of his.

第九百二十条

委托人可以特别委托受托人处理一项或者数项事务，也可以概括委托受托人处理一切事务。

Article 921

A principal shall pay in advance the expenses for handling the entrusted matter. Where an agent pays for the principal the necessary expenses in handling an entrusted matter, the principal shall reimburse the expenses with interest.

第九百二十一条

委托人应当预付处理委托事务的费用。受托人为处理委托事务垫付的必要费用，委托人应当偿还该费用并支付利息。

Article 922

An agent shall handle the entrusted matter in accordance with the instructions given by the principal. Where it is necessary to modify such instructions, the modification shall be consented to by the principal; where the situation is emergent and it is difficult to obtain the principal’s consent, the agent shall properly handle the entrusted matter, and shall, afterwards, promptly inform the principal of the situation.

第九百二十二条

受托人应当按照委托人的指示处理委托事务。需要变更委托人指示的，应当经委托人同意;因情况紧急，难以和委托人取得联系的，受托人应当妥善处理委托事务，但是事后应当将该情况及时报告委托人。

Article 923

An agent shall handle the entrusted matter in person. With the consent of the principal, an agent may sub-entrust it to a third person. Where the sub-entrustment is consented to or ratified by the principal, the principal may directly instruct the sub-entrusted third person on an entrusted matter, and the agent shall only be liable for the selection of the third person and for the instructions given by himself to the third person. If the sub-entrustment is not consented to or ratified by the principal, the agent shall be liable for an act done by the sub-entrusted third person, unless the sub-entrustment is for protecting the interests of the principal in case of emergency.

第九百二十三条

受托人应当亲自处理委托事务。经委托人同意，受托人可以转委托。转委托经同意或者追认的，委托人可以就委托事务直接指示转委托的第三人，受托人仅就第三人的选任及其对第三人的指示承担责任。转委托未经同意或者追认的，受托人应当对转委托的第三人的行为承担责任;但是，在紧急情况下受托人为了维护委托人的利益需要转委托第三人的除外。

Article 924

An agent shall, upon request of the principal, report on the situation of the entrusted matter. Upon termination of the entrustment contract, an agent shall report on the result of the entrusted matter.

第九百二十四条

受托人应当按照委托人的要求，报告委托事务的处理情况。委托合同终止时，受托人应当报告委托事务的结果。

Article 925

Where an agent, acting within the scope of authority granted by the principal, concludes a contract with a third person in his own name, if the third person is aware of the agency relationship between the agent and the principal, the said contract shall directly bind the principal and the third person, unless there is clear evidence establishing that the said contract binds only the agent and the third person.

第九百二十五条

受托人以自己的名义，在委托人的授权范围内与第三人订立的合同，第三人在订立合同时知道受托人与委托人之间的代理关系的，该合同直接约束委托人和第三人;但是，有确切证据证明该合同只约束受托人和第三人的除外。

Article 926

Where a contract is concluded by an agent in his own name with a third person who is not aware of the agency relationship between the agent and the principal, if the agent fails to perform his obligations owed to the principal due to a reason attributable to the third person, the agent shall disclose the third person to the principal, and the principal may then exercise the right of the agent against the third person, unless the third person would not have concluded the contract had he been aware of the existence of the principal at the time of concluding the contract.

Where an agent fails to perform his obligations owed to a third person due to a reason attributable to the principal, the agent shall disclose the principal to the third person, and the third person may then claim his rights against either the agent or the principal as a counterparty, except that he may not change the counterparty once he has made the selection.

Where a principal exercises the right of the agent against the third person, the third person may claim the defenses he has against the agent against the principal. Where the third person elects the principal as the counterparty, the principal may claim against the third person the defenses he has against the agent, as well as the agent’s defenses against the third person.

第九百二十六条

受托人以自己的名义与第三人订立合同时，第三人不知道受托人与委托人之间的代理关系的，受托人因第三人的原因对委托人不履行义务，受托人应当向委托人披露第三人，委托人因此可以行使受托人对第三人的权利。但是，第三人与受托人订立合同时如果知道该委托人就不会订立合同的除外。

受托人因委托人的原因对第三人不履行义务，受托人应当向第三人披露委托人，第三人因此可以选择受托人或者委托人作为相对人主张其权利，但是第三人不得变更选定的相对人。

委托人行使受托人对第三人的权利的，第三人可以向委托人主张其对受托人的抗辩。第三人选定委托人作为其相对人的，委托人可以向第三人主张其对受托人的抗辩以及受托人对第三人的抗辩。

Article 927

An agent shall hand over to the principal any property acquired in handling the entrusted matter.

第九百二十七条

受托人处理委托事务取得的财产，应当转交给委托人。

Article 928

When an agent has accomplished the entrusted matter, the principal shall pay remuneration to the agent in accordance with the agreement.

Where an entrustment contract is rescinded or the entrusted matter cannot be accomplished due to a cause not attributable to the agent, the principal shall pay corresponding remuneration to the agent, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

第九百二十八条

受托人完成委托事务的，委托人应当按照约定向其支付报酬。

因不可归责于受托人的事由，委托合同解除或者委托事务不能完成的，委托人应当向受托人支付相应的报酬。当事人另有约定的，按照其约定。

Article 929

Under a non-gratuitous entrustment contract, where losses are caused to the principal due to the agent’s fault, the principal may request compensation. Under a gratuitous entrustment contract, where losses are caused to the principal by the agent’s intentional act or by his gross negligence, the principal may request for compensation.

Where an agent acts ultra vires thus causing losses to the principal, the agent shall make compensation.

第九百二十九条

有偿的委托合同，因受托人的过错造成委托人损失的，委托人可以请求赔偿损失。无偿的委托合同，因受托人的故意或者重大过失造成委托人损失的，委托人可以请求赔偿损失。

受托人超越权限造成委托人损失的，应当赔偿损失。

Article 930

Where an agent suffers a loss in handling the entrusted matter due to a cause not attributable to himself, he may request compensation from the principal.

第九百三十条

受托人处理委托事务时，因不可归责于自己的事由受到损失的，可以向委托人请求赔偿损失。

Article 931

A principal may, with consent of the agent, authorize a third person other than the agent to handle the entrusted matter. If a loss is thus caused to the agent, the agent may request compensation from the principal.

第九百三十一条

委托人经受托人同意，可以在受托人之外委托第三人处理委托事务。因此造成受托人损失的，受托人可以向委托人请求赔偿损失。

Article 932

Where two or more agents jointly handle an entrusted matter, they shall bear joint and several liabilities to the principal.

第九百三十二条

两个以上的受托人共同处理委托事务的，对委托人承担连带责任。

Article 933

A principal or an agent may rescind the entrustment contract at any time. Where rescission of the contract by a party causes losses to the other party, the party rescinding a gratuitous entrustment contract shall compensate for the direct loss caused by the rescission at an improper time, and the party rescinding a non-gratuitous entrustment contract shall compensate for the direct loss and the expected profit obtainable had the contract been performed, unless the loss is incurred by a cause not attributable to the rescinding party.

第九百三十三条

委托人或者受托人可以随时解除委托合同。因解除合同造成对方损失的，除不可归责于该当事人的事由外，无偿委托合同的解除方应当赔偿因解除时间不当造成的直接损失，有偿委托合同的解除方应当赔偿对方的直接损失和合同履行后可以获得的利益。

Article 934

An entrustment contract is terminated where the principal dies or is terminated, or if the agent dies, loses capacity for performing civil juristic acts, or is terminated, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or it is inappropriate to terminate the contract based on the nature of the entrusted matter.

第九百三十四条

委托人死亡、终止或者受托人死亡、丧失民事行为能力、终止的，委托合同终止;但是，当事人另有约定或者根据委托事务的性质不宜终止的除外。

Article 935

Where termination of an entrustment contract resulting from the death, declared bankruptcy, or declared dissolution of the principal is to harm the interests of the principal, the agent shall continue to handle the entrusted matter until the heirs, administrator of estate, or the liquidator of the principal takes it over.

第九百三十五条

因委托人死亡或者被宣告破产、解散，致使委托合同终止将损害委托人利益的，在委托人的继承人、遗产管理人或者清算人承受委托事务之前，受托人应当继续处理委托事务。

Article 936

Where an entrustment contract is terminated owing to the death, loss of capacity for performing civil juristic acts, declared bankruptcy or dissolution of the agent, the heirs, administrator of estate, legal representative, or liquidator of the agent shall promptly notify the principal. Where termination of the entrustment contract is to harm the interests of the principal, the heirs, administrator of estate, legal representative, or liquidator of the agent shall take necessary measures before the principal takes remedial measures.

第九百三十六条

因受托人死亡、丧失民事行为能力或者被宣告破产、解散，致使委托合同终止的，受托人的继承人、遗产管理人、法定代理人或者清算人应当及时通知委托人。因委托合同终止将损害委托人利益的，在委托人作出善后处理之前，受托人的继承人、遗产管理人、法定代理人或者清算人应当采取必要措施。

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agent　受托人

principal　委托人

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entrustment contract　委托合同

gratuitous entrustment contract　有偿委托合同