Seminar Mrs. J. Sterk and M. Munnik – Thursday, November 2, 2017: “Important legal developments for franchisors”
Attorneys Jeroen Sterk and Maaike Munnik of Ludwig & Van Dam Advocaten will update you on the status of and developments surrounding the Dutch Franchise Code and the Acquisition Fraude Act. They will pay particular attention to the possible consequences of these changes for your franchise organization. Partly in this context, a number of important themes will be discussed, such as district exclusivity, prognostic problems, non-competition clauses and rights of consent.
Thursday 2 November from 10.00 am – 12.30 pm followed by lunch.
Location: Mazars Office, Flight Forum 760,5657 DT Eindhoven
Cost: None
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Developments in competition law
Some time ago, the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) made a groundbreaking ruling that is of great importance to all franchise organizations in the Netherlands.
Transfer Arrangements
Franchise agreements usually include transfer arrangements
The right to the formula name upon termination of the franchise relationship
In practice, discussions regularly occur when the franchise relationship is terminated between a franchisor and one or more franchisees
The possibility of actively or not actively recruiting customers outside
Based on the relevant regulations, active recruitment activities by the franchisee are permitted
Customers, clientele and exceptions thereto
Some franchise constructions have the characteristic that the products or services in question are only supplied to certain consumers.
Intellectual property rights
In general, the nature of a franchise relationship implies that, on the basis of a franchise agreement