The Italian Competition Authority assesses a de minimis franchising contract (Il Tucano Franchising)

Fosselard, Denis; Amoruso, Stefania; Vitolo, Lina

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13 Nov 1997

The Italian Competition Authority assesses a de minimis franchising contract (Il Tucano Franchising)

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Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato), 13 November 1997, Case n° I270, Decision n° 5487, Il Tucano Franchising

Background On 13 November 1997 the ICA issued its first decision regarding the compatibility of a franchise contract with the prohibition of anticompetitive agreements [1]. The agreement which was assessed by the ICA regarded the franchising network set up by Il Tucano Franchising for the retail sale of a number of non alimentary products such as toys, shoes, household articles, furniture, etc. According to the franchise contract, the franchisor provided the franchisees with the right of using its trademark, the sales and visual merchandising techniques and supplied them with the different types of products to be marketed. In order

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Authors

Denis Fosselard
Ashurst (Brussels)

Belgium 45 contributions 45286 visits
Stefania Amoruso
Alcon (Milan)

Italy 10 contributions 8151 visits
Lina Vitolo
Iliad (Milano)

Italy 9 contributions 14297 visits

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Denis Fosselard, Stefania Amoruso, Lina Vitolo, The Italian Competition Authority assesses a de minimis franchising contract (Il Tucano Franchising), 13 November 1997, e-Competitions Franchising, Art. N° 26672

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