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| France | a) Loi n° 89-1008 du 31 décembre 1989 relative au développement des entreprises commerciales et artisanales et à l'amélioration de leur environnement économique, juridique et social (commonly called the « Loi Doubin ») | the Loi Doubin relates to all forms of commercial partnerships whose contracts contain “tie clauses” (exclusivity clauses). This may be the case of franchise contracts which is why franchising is covered by this law, but the law is not exclusive to franchising. | |
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| b) Décret n° 91-337 du 4 avril 1991 portant application de l'article 1er de la loi n° 89-1008 du 31 décembre 1989 relative au développement des entreprises commerciales et artisanales et à l'amélioration de leur environnement économique, juridique et social | |||
| Version in English | Version in French | Precontractual information form in French | |
| Spain | a) Ley 7/1996, de 15 de enero, de Ordenación del Comercio Minorista, Boletín Oficial del Estado, 15 del 17 gennaio 1996 | Similar in purpose to the French “Loi Doubin”,
but addressed specifically to « franchising”. Includes the obligation for any franchise operating in Spain (foreign or national) to register the franchise in a franchise registry. |
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| b) Real decreto 2485/1998 de 13 de noviembre, por el que se desarrolla el artículo 62 de la Ley 7/1996, de 15 de enero, de Ordenación del Comercio Minorista, relativo a la regulación del régimen de franquicia, y se crea el Registro de Franquiciadores | |||
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| Italy | Legge 6 maggio 2004 no. 129 : Norme per la disciplina dell’affiliazione commerciale | Frame law + its decree: similar in purpose to the French “Loi Doubin” |
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| Decreto 2 settembre 2005, N° 204 : Regolamento Recante Norme per la Disciplina Dell’Affiliazione commerciale du cui all’articolo 4,comma 2, della legge 6 maggio 2004, N° 129 |
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| Belgium | Applicable as of 01.01.2006 – Doc 51/1687/ Law on pre-contractual information in the framework of agreements of commercial partnership |
Similar in purpose to the French “Loi Doubin” | |
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