Franchise & Distribution Networks Newsletter n°15 - 2nd Quarter 2018

France 

• Franchising: Clauses that provide for the control necessary for safeguarding the identity and reputation of the network do not restrict competition
• Franchising: in the fast food industry, hamburgers and pizzas are to be considered as competing lines of business
• Significant imbalance: the plaintiff must provide evidence that he was subjected to obligations creating a significant imbalance
• Suppression of the social dialog committee in franchise networks
• Paris gives itself a new international commercial chamber

United Kingdom 

• Phones 4 U Ltd v EE Ltd (QBD) [2018] Bus LR

Germany

• Redesigning distribution by terminating distributor agreements: Can distributors claim delivery anyway?
• Distribution online: Ban of price comparison engines and advertising on third-party platforms
• Franchise Law and (the law on) General Terms and Conditions in Germany

Netherlands 

• The disappointed franchisee

Austria 

• Austria: Do-it-yourself ice cream shops

European Union 

• Franchises and the GDP