Civil Code Article 579
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Unless otherwise provided by the contract or by the custom, if the other party to a contract, which a commission agent made on behalf of a principal, does not perform his obligations, the commission agent is directly liable to the principal for the performance of the contract.
中文原文 民法第579條
行紀人為委託人之計算所訂立之契約，其契約之他方當事人不履行債務時，對於委託人，應由行紀人負直接履行契約之義務。
但契約另有訂定或另有習慣者，不在此限。
但契約另有訂定或另有習慣者，不在此限。