The Tribunal de Commerce held that it had jurisdiction under Article 5 ( 1 ) of the Con­vention on the ground that the essential obligation under the contract was the agent's ob­ligation to provide representation and that the place of performance ofthat obligation was Paris, where the agent was based, where he received the orders and from where he transmitted them to his principal.
(Seguito 1) stione era la trattazione degli affari per conto della mandante e che il luogo di esecu­zione di tale obbligazione era Parigi, ove il mandatario era domiciliato, ove riceveva le ordinazioni e da dove le trasmetteva alla società mandante.