第209期：合同法404-413条 委托人的义务与受托人的责任

Article 404 The agent shall hand over to the principal any property acquired in handling the entrusted affairs.

Article 405 When the agent has accomplished the entrusted affairs, the principal shall pay remuneration to the agent. If the entrustment contract is dissolved or the entrusted affairs can not be accomplished due to reasons not attributable to the agent, the principal shall pay corresponding remuneration to the agent. If the parties have stipulated otherwise, such stipulations shall govern.

Article 406 Under a non-gratuitous entrustment contract where any loss is caused to the principal due to negligence of the agent, the principal may demand compensation therefor. Under a gratuitous entrustment contract where any loss is caused to the principal due to deliberate intention or gross fault of the agent, the principal may demand compensation therefor.

Where the agent acts beyond the authorization and causes thus losses to the principal, the agent shall make compensation therefor.

Article 407 If the agent suffers a loss in handling the entrusted affairs not due to reasons attributable to the agent, compensation therefor may be demanded from the principal.

Article 408 The principal may, with consent of the agent, authorize a third party to handle entrusted affairs in addition to the agent. If a loss is thus caused to the agent, the agent may demand compensation therefor from the principal.

Article 409 If two or more agents jointly handle the entrusted affairs, they shall bear joint and several liabilities.

Article 410 The principal or the agent may dissolve the entrustment contract at any time. If the dissolution of the contract by a party causes losses to the other party, the dissolving party shall compensate for the losses, except for reasons not attributable to that party.

Article 411 An entrustment contract shall terminate when either the principal or the agent dies, loses capacity of civil conduct or goes bankrupt, except in the event that the parties stipulate otherwise or it is inappropriate to terminate the contract due to the nature of the entrusted affairs.

Article 412 Where the termination of an entrustment contract is resulted from the death, loss of capacity of civil conduct or bankruptcy of the principal and will impair the interests of the principal, the agent shall continue to handle the entrusted affairs till the heir, legal agent or liquidation organization of the principal takes over the entrusted affairs.

Article 413 If the death, loss of capacity of civil conduct or bankruptcy of the agent leads to the termination of an entrustment contract, the heir, the legal agent or the liquidation organization of the agent shall promptly inform the principal. If the termination of the entrustment contract will impair the interests of the principal, the heir, the legal agent or the liquidation organization of the agent shall take necessary measures before the principal makes arrangement to deal with the aftermath.

核心词汇和搭配：

due to reasons not attributable to the agent 因不可归责于受托人的事由

pay corresponding remuneration 支付相应的报酬

non-gratuitous 有偿的

gratuitous 无偿的

deliberate intention 故意

gross fault 重大过失

authorize a third party 委托第三人

bear joint and several liabilities 承担连带责任

dissolution 解除

terminate 终止

loses capacity of civil conduct 丧失民事行为能力

goes bankrupt 破产

impair the interests of the principal 损害委托人利益

liquidation organization 清算组织

makes arrangement to deal with the aftermath 作出善后处理

条文对照讲解：

第四百零四条　受托人处理委托事务取得的财产，应当转交给委托人。

第四百零五条　受托人完成委托事务的，委托人应当向其支付报酬。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。

第四百零六条　有偿的委托合同，因受托人的过错给委托人造成损失的，委托人可以要求赔偿损失。无偿的委托合同，因受托人的故意或者重大过失给委托人造成损失的，委托人可以要求赔偿损失。

受托人超越权限给委托人造成损失的，应当赔偿损失。

第四百零七条　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，可以向委托人要求赔偿损失。

第四百零八条　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。因此给受托人造成损失的，受托人可以向委托人要求赔偿损失。

第四百零九条　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。

第四百一十条　委托人或者受托人可以随时解除委托合同。因解除合同给对方造成损失的，除不可归责于该当事人的事由以外，应当赔偿损失。

第四百一十一条　委托人或者受托人死亡、丧失民事行为能力或者破产的，委托合同终止，但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。

第四百一十二条　因委托人死亡、丧失民事行为能力或者破产，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、法定代理人或者清算组织承受委托事务之前，受托人应当继续处理委托事务。

第四百一十三条　因受托人死亡、丧失民事行为能力或者破产，致使委托合同终止的，受托人的继承人、法定代理人或者清算组织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、法定代理人或者清算组织应当采取必要措施。

附注：中文条文选自《中华人民共和国合同法》（现行有效），英文条文选自全国人大法规库版本。

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