24As regards, in particular, termination of contracts, Article 17(1) of the directive requires Member States to put in place a mechanism for providing compensation to the commercial agent allowing them to choose between two options, either an indemnity determined according to the criteria set out in Article 17(2) or compensation according to the criteria set out in Article 17(3), namely, the system of compensation for damage (see, to that effect, judgments in Honyvem Informazioni Commerciali, C‑465/04, EU:C:2006:199, paragraph 20; Semen, C‑348/07, EU:C:2009:195, paragraph 15, and Unamar, C‑184/12, EU:C:2013:663, paragraph 40).
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