28Therefore, as the Advocate General observed in points 26 and 50 of his Opinion, it is clear from the wording of Article 17(2) and (3) of Directive 86/653 that the indemnity and compensation regimes laid down by that provision are not intended to penalise termination of the contract but to indemnify the agent for his past services from which the principal will continue to benefit beyond the termination of the contractual relationship or for the costs and expenses he has incurred in providing those services. Consequently, the agent cannot be denied the indemnity or compensation on the sole ground that the termination of the commercial agency contract occurred during the trial period, if the conditions set out in Article 17(2) and (3) are satisfied.
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