ICC Short Form Model Contracts – Agency & Distributorship

What are the main features of this model? 

An international business transaction requires a precise and detailed underlying contract. However, it can be expensive and time-consuming to draft such a contract oneself. The ICC Short Form Model Contracts: Agency + Distribution respond to the market’s need for reliable and equitable templates, providing a set of clear and concise standard provisions to organize agency-principal relations and distribution channels in a short and simple form. 

Practice has shown that companies and businesses involved in international trade frequently use commercial agency and distributorship contracts to distribute their products abroad. 

When deciding which structure to choose, users should bear in mind fundamental differences in purpose and substance between these contracts. 

Moreover, users should note that the ICC Short Form Model Contracts provide simplified forms of contract intended for parties who do not want a detailed commercial agency contract or distributorship contract, but prefer a shorter, simpler form: a “short form” contract will contain only provisions which cover the most typical, essential issues arising between the parties and will not provide the choice of more sophisticated alternative provisions which might actually be more appropriate for some users. 

For more in-depth models covering a broader range of issues, users may want to consider using the ICC Model Commercial Agency Contract and the ICC Model Distributorship Contract. 

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