Trade relations: The Government provides details on interpretation on the new law on trade relations ("Circulaire Dutreil")

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Circular of 8 December 2005 The circular implementing Title VI of the Act in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises [1]was eagerly awaited. The Act raises many questions about its application. In order to answer these questions, Renaud Dutreil, Minister for SMEs, submitted a draft circular for public consultation in October. The final text was published on 8 December 2005. It is largely based on the content of the "Dutreil" circular of 16 May 2003 on commercial negotiations between suppliers and distributors, which it replaces. However, it does provide some improvements. details and additions to the new law. First of all, the text devotes