The Paris Court of Appeal considers that the use and implementation by franchisees of the franchisor's contractual documents has an equal effect to a resale price maintenance practice (CEJIBE)

Sigrist, Joffrey

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19 Oct 1993

The Paris Court of Appeal considers that the use and implementation by franchisees of the franchisor’s contractual documents has an equal effect to a resale price maintenance practice (CEJIBE)

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French Competition Council (Conseil de la concurrence), Relative aux pratiques des entreprises du réseau de franchise à l’enseigne « Troc de l’Ile », Case n° 93-D-43, 19 October 1993

Description of the impugned case In a franchising network, franchisor sent to each franchisee pre-printed and standardized documents including amount of rebates and fixe fees. The appeal Court

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Joffrey Sigrist
Verisure Securitas Direct (Paris)

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Joffrey Sigrist, The Paris Court of Appeal considers that the use and implementation by franchisees of the franchisor’s contractual documents has an equal effect to a resale price maintenance practice (CEJIBE), 19 October 1993, e-Competitions Franchising, Art. N° 33354

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