Unofficial translaction ARTICLE 228-When the contract is for an indefinite term, each party may terminate it upon giving a notice. Thenotice period shall beone monthforthefirstyearof the contract,twomonthsafter the beginning of the second year, three months after the beginning of the third and succeeding years. In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, the end of the notice period shall coincide with the end of a calendar month. In case of a term contract transformed into an unspecified contract,the notice period shall becalculatedfrom the commencement of the contractual relations between theparties. The parties may not agree on shorter notice periods. Where they agree to longer time periods, the notice periods must be identical for the principal and the agent. These provisions do not apply when the contract is terminated due to a serious misconduct of one of the parties, or the occurrence of an event of forcemajor. ARTICLE229- In case of severance of relations with the principal, the commercial agent shall be entitled to a compensatory allowancewithout prejudice to any damages. The commercial agent shall lose the right to compensation where he failed to notify the principal that he intends to enforce his right through a notice served by the bailiff or by any means showing actual receipt by the principal, within a period of one year after termination of the contract. Thesuccessors of the commercial agent shall also benefit from the righttocompensatory allowance when the contract is terminated due to the agent’s death. ARTICLE 230-The compensatory allowance provided for in the foregoing shall not be due: 1) in case of termination of the contract for serious misconduct of the commercial agent; 2) in case of termination of the contract at the agent’s initiative, unless such termination is justified by circumstances attributable to the principal or not caused by age, infirmity or illness of the commercial agent, and more generally, by circumstances independent of the will of the agent as a result of which the continuation of his activity cannot be reasonably required; 3) Where, in agreement with the principal, the commercial agent assigns rights and obligations attached to this contract that he holds to a third party. OHADA / Uniform Act / Unofficial Translations P. - 63 - of 78