(1) Without the permission of the principal, a commercial agent shall not make, on his/her own account or for a third party, any transaction in the same type of business as the principal, or serve as general partner or a director of a company whose purpose is to engage in the same kind of business of the principal.
(2) The provisions of Article 17 (2) through (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis if a commercial agent breaches the provisions of the preceding paragraph.