Explanation of Article 499
The article addresses the principal's obligation to pay the agreed fee to the agent, after the previous articles outlined the agent's obligations.
The first paragraph clarified that the principal is originally obligated to pay the agreed fee to the agent once the agent has performed his work, and the principal cannot refrain from paying the fee on the grounds that the agent did not deliver what he received from the principal for his agency work;
This is because the two obligations are independent of each other, so the non-fulfillment of one does not affect the other, unless the parties agree otherwise, or there is a custom that gives the principal the right to withhold the agreed fee until the agent delivers what he received from the principal for his agency work.
The agent's performance of his work is realized by executing the work agreed upon in the agency contract; if the agent's performance of his work is at a specific time, he must deliver what he received to his principal at that time.
Related To
Article 499
The principal shall reimburse the agent for any expenses he incurs in the normal performance of the power of attorney.