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Formation of a franchising agreement under French law

What is a franchising agreement?   A franchising contract is a collaboration agreement between two legally and financially independent companies in which the franchisor authorizes the franchisee to use a number of its distinctive signs (trademark, brand, architectural concept, graphic charter,...

Regulation (EU) N° 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 introduces new provisions regarding groups of compagnies - Part one

Regulation (EU) N° 2015/848 is to replace current Regulation (EC) N°1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings.   The new regulation will apply only to proceedings opened after 26 June 2017.   It introduces a number of innovations and improvements, including a new Chapter...

A comparaison between Regulation (EC) N° 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 and Regulation (EC) N° 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of jugements

The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the main changes made by Regulation (EC) N° 1215/2012, which entered into force on 10 January 2015 to replace Regulation (EC) N° 44/2001.   Prorogation of jurisdiction:  Pursuant to Regulation (EC) N° 44/2001, agreements conferring...

About the vertical direct effect of EU directives

Regarding the direct effect of European acts, one needs to distinguish between vertical direct effect (meaning that individuals can invoke a European provision in relation to a member state) and horizontal direct effect (based on which an individual may rely upon a EU provision in relation to another...

Nasser MERABET is now certified as an International Law & European Union Law specialist

On 28 November 2016, Nasser MERABET passed a formal examination to become certified as a specialist lawyer in International Law & European Union Law. In France, lawyers are allowed to take this specialty examination only if they meet objective criteria related to the duration (at least 4 years...