Termination of franchising and distribution agreements in EU

2018-05-24T00:00:00+02:00
Termination of franchising and distribution agreements in EU

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  • Author: AA. VV.
  • Publisher: Giuffrè Editore
  • ISBN: 8814228949
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 408

Franchising and Dealership represent two of the main contractual instruments used for the creation of national and international sales networks. The absence of a unitary doctrine framework helped to develop differences, relevant in some cases, in the discipline of the aforementioned contracts in the main European Union countries. Therefore the need to collect in this e book the discipline applicable in some of the main European Union countries: Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In addition to the general discipline and the definitions of the two contracts in the different countries, the analysis is focused on the duration and termination of relationships, with particular reference to the issues of termination indemnity, termination clause, notice period, stock and non-competition obligations during and after the termination of contracts. All in order to provide for lawyers and Companies an easy consultation instrument in order to choose the best distribution contract to be adopted and to manage any phase, even of litigation, related to termination. The treatment has been coordinated and curated by Alberto Venezia, lawyer in Milan, matter specialist and author of the chapter dedicated to Italian law and also of other books dedicated to the agency contracts, sale concession and franchising among which we report: The agency contract. The concession of sale. The franchise. A. Venezia – R. Baldi, XI ed. Milano Giuffré 2015. (Authors of other single chapters: Joseph Wolff for Austria; Anna Gibello for Belgium; Robert Budde for Germany; Hans Hurlus for Netherlands; Rocco Franco for UK and Fernando Sales Bellido and Maria Dominguez Delgado for Spain).

Commercial Agency, Franchise and Distribution Contracts (PEL CAFDC)

2006
Commercial Agency, Franchise and Distribution Contracts (PEL CAFDC)

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  • Author: Martijn Willem Hesselink
  • Publisher: sellier. european law publ.
  • ISBN: 3935808437
  • Category : Agency
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 413

The rules presented in this volume of "Principles of European Law" deal with commercial agency, franchise and distribution contracts, and with other contracts where one party uses the other party's skill and efforts to bring its products to the market. Although these Principles are not directly applicable to other long-term (commercial) contracts, some of the Articles may be applied to such contracts by way of analogy where appropriate. The economic function of all three contracts is that they are instrumental in bringing products to the market. They are so-called vertical agreements, as they are agreements between economic actors on different levels in the production and distribution chain. Obviously, the economic importance of these contracts is enormous since they form the connection between producers and retailers who sell the products to consumers and other final users. There are only very few economic sectors where producers regularly sell their products directly to final consumer users. Goodwill compensation after the ending of a distribution contract, the moment at which the agent's commission is due, the franchisor's obligation to maintain the good reputation of the network are but a few examples of issues where specific rules are needed in order to give legal practice some guidance and to provide practitioners with a reasonable degree of legal certainty.

Vertical Agreements in EU Competition Law

2011-11-10
Vertical Agreements in EU Competition Law

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  • Author: Frank Wijckmans
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • ISBN: 0199696411
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 428

Providing a detailed and practical analysis of the entire scope of the law relating to vertical agreements, including the new general block exemption regulations and the Vertical Guidelines, this book is an indispensible tool for all practitioners active in the drafting or reviewing of vertical agreements.

Franchising in European Contract Law

2009-04-27
Franchising in European Contract Law

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  • Author: Odavia Bueno Diaz
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
  • ISBN: 3866537026
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 321

The Principles of European Law on Commercial Agency, Franchise and Distribution Contracts (PEL CAFDC, 2006) are an academic proposal of the Study Group on a European Civil Code for the European-wide regulation of the contents of these three types of agreements. The academic analysis "Franchising in European Contract Law" focuses on the harmonised Principles on Franchising. At present all member states of the EU have their own regulation on franchising. This situation might change in the light of the political process of Europeanization of contract law that was initiated by the European Commission in 2001. As a result of that process the Principles on Franchising could be declared a set of rules which might be opted for by the parties to franchising contracts Europe-wide to govern their relationship. In this analysis the main obligations in franchising in PEL CAFDC are compared with those under French and Spanish law. The main conclusion of this thesis research has been that the main obligations of parties in franchising under the PEL CAFDC resemble those under French and Spanish law. Eventually, differences will arise depending on how national courts weigh the interests of the parties in each case. A second conclusion has been that a choice for the PEL CAFDC instead of for French and Spanish law could be considered a rational alternative concerning the applicable system of remedies and legal certainty.

Guide to the EU Block Exemption for Vertical Agreements

2002-01-01
Guide to the EU Block Exemption for Vertical Agreements

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  • Author: Martin Mendelsohn
  • Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
  • ISBN: 904119813X
  • Category : Business & Economics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 304

The revised EC policy on the application of competition law to vertical agreements is one of the most important developments in EC anti-trust for many years. The block exemption regulation, which came into effect on 1 June 2000, and the accompanying policy changes are crucially important for companies doing business in the European Union. Whichever route a business chooses to get its products to market, it needs to understand the impact of the EC rules. This guide provides a comprehensive and practical commentary on the new rules. The work contains the full text of the block exemption regulation, accompanying guidelines and other relevant Commission notices. Issues covered include: background to EC competition law and its application to vertical agreements; in-depth analysis of the provisions of the block exemption regulation; examination of how the rules apply to exclusive distribution; and selective distribution, franchising and agency agreements. The authoritative and in-depth analysis of the guide will be invaluable to in-house counsel, business people and practitioners involved in or advising on the distribution of goods or services in the EU.

VBER 2022: EU Competition Law for Vertical Agreements

2023-10-01
VBER 2022: EU Competition Law for Vertical Agreements

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  • Author: Benedikt Rohrßen
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3031350243
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 245

This book tackles the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation ("VBER"). The VBER 2022 is the new playbook in Europe for vertical agreements. Vertical agreements, i.e. between parties from different levels of the production or distribution chain, are ubiquitous in the EU economy. Vertical agreements which appreciably restrict competition are, in principle, void, and subject to fines. By exception, agreements may already fall outside the scope of competition law or may be exempt if their pro-competitive effects prevail. Whether they do or not requires an individual assessment of each agreement, with respective legal uncertainty. The VBER, however, is the shortcut to legally certain vertical agreements because it exempts groups of vertical agreements from the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements. It therefore builds the practical core of distribution law. Only understanding and implementing the VBER ensures a compliant distribution set-up. This goes for all kinds of vertical agreements, especially: digital, dual, exclusive and selective distribution plus franchise. The VBER 2022 is intended to take into account market developments, in particular the strong growth in e-commerce. Digitalisation has reinforced the trend toward verticalization – and thus toward dual distribution. The VBER 2022 now "reboots" the existing playbook, making it fit for digital distribution. And this book shall help – as a shortcut to understanding the VBER – to quickly and easily pass the transition to the new rules. This book is written from the distribution / contract drafting perspective. It is born out of the author’s practice as German attorney-at-law and partner in the international law firm Taylor Wessing. This book aims at providing private practitioners, in-house counsels as well as officers within authorities and judges practical guidance on the “rebooted” competition law regime in the European Union, including many examples of provisions to be used, especially in distribution and franchise agreements. It also tables and checklists for creating new and adapting existing agreements to the VBER. This book has been written while accompanying the reform discussions and the introduction of the VBER 2022 as an author, speaker and private practitioner.

Agency and Distribution Agreements:An International Survey

1994-10-24
Agency and Distribution Agreements:An International Survey

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  • Author: Jausas Agustin
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 328

This new Second Edition of the acclaimed & successful work, originally produced by the EEC Law Commission of the Association internationale des jeunes avocats (A.I.J.A.), has now been thoroughly revised, updated, & also expanded to include EFTA countries. An assessment of EEC (and in turn the situation pertaining to EFTA states) law & jurisprudence as it affects agency, distribution & franchising agreements is made at the outset. There then follows a detailed comparative analysis of the different national legal regimes (country by country) governing such arrangements within the EC & EFTA states, & an explanation of the extent to which EC law & practice is or may already be applicable to them. The systematic & thorough research presented in this text is structured to facilitate cross reference & comparison, & supplemented by case law & legislative references. The authors are practitioners of law who are frequently involved in the field of commercial agency & distribution agreements in the twelve member states, & members of the Association internationale des jeunes avocats (A.I.J.A.).

Commercial Agency and Distribution Agreements:Law and Practice of the Member States of the European Union

2000-08-22
Commercial Agency and Distribution Agreements:Law and Practice of the Member States of the European Union

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  • Author: Ulrich Lohmann
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 9789041197481
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This authoritative, practical reference describes the law of the European Union relating to commercial activity, distribution and franchising, together with a comparative analysis of law of the 15 member states, Switzerland and Norway.

Distribution and Franchising Agreements

1990
Distribution and Franchising Agreements

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  • Author:
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780948018169
  • Category : Competition, Unfair
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 111

EU Distribution Law

2011-02-09
EU Distribution Law

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  • Author: Joanna Goyder
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1847316298
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 374

The new edition of EU Distribution Law, published six years after the previous edition, is concerned with the competition rules prohibiting anti-competitive agreements and behaviour affecting trade between Member States, and the special rules which protect commercial agents. Under EU law such anti-competitive agreements may be void and substantial fines imposed and liability in damages may result. To minimise their risk companies and their advisers must therefore understand the current rules and exemptions. In 2010 fully revised EU legislation and guidelines governing distribution and supply agreements came into effect. New features include an increased focus on powerful buyers and on internet sales, and there is also a more generous approach to resale price maintenance. [At the same time the special regime for the motor vehicle sector was significantly amended.] The European Commission, as well as national courts and competition authorities, actively apply EU competition rules in this area, so companies need to take the new rules fully into account. Furthermore, the continuing enlargement of the EU, most recently in 2007 to 27 Member States, and the ever-expanding case law of the European courts, means that EU law has an ever wider and more pronounced impact. This comprehensively rewritten and updated new edition of a well-known text combines expert commentary with clear, practical advice on the law affecting distribution agreements, exclusive supply, purchase agreements, franchising, agency and selective distribution. This book will be essential reading for commercial and competition lawyers, and the legal departments of manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and retailers currently trading or intending to trade within the European Union.