Franchise & Distribution Newsletter N°21 - 4th Quarter 2019

France

• Franchise and lease agreements: two interdependent agreements ?
• Lease of a business: the Court of cassation requires a concrete assessment of the situation of the business to determine its exploitable nature on the date of its return to the lessor
• The foreseeability of the termination of an established commercial relationship does not exempt the terminating party from the requirement of granting sufficient prior written notice
• Freedom not to renew a selective distribution contract
• Change of rules regarding the transfer of businesses and the business lease agreement

Germany

• Franchising – Restrictions of Competition exempt from Antitrust Ban
• Distribution online: Ban of price comparison engines

United Kingdom

• Addicted to brand protection
• Law Commission report on electronic execution of documents

Netherlands

• Parliamentary questions regarding sales activities of Alibaba in The Netherlands

Austria

• “Franchise Exchange” of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce

Poland

• Counteracting Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage in Distribution Agreements

Slovakia

• Recent Slovak law imposing strict obligations on retailers and distributors in food trade

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