Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (Belgium) lodged on 24 September 2021 — NY v Herios SARL

(Case C-593/21)

(2021/C 502/21)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: NY

Respondent: Herios SARL

Question referred

Must Article 17(2)(a), first indent, of Council Directive 86/653/EEC of 18 December 1986 on the coordination of the laws of the Member States relating to self-employed commercial agents (1) be interpreted as meaning that, in a situation such as that in the present case, the goodwill indemnity payable to the main agent by reference to the number of customers brought in by the subagent does not provide ‘a substantial benefit’ to the main agent?

(1)  OJ 1986 L 382, p. 17.