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On 27 September 2017, in partnership with the CCI & Caux training center, NASSER MERABET provided training on international payments and guarantees

On 27 September 2017, in partnership with the CCI & Caux training center, NASSER MERABET provided 7 hours training on international payments and guarantees. One of the course objectives was to raise the participants’ awareness of certain special issues related to international trade, including...

Commercial agency contracts: when refusing to enter into a second contract once the initial, time-limited contract has expired, the agent is still entitled to termination compensation.

About termination compensation for commercial agency contracts: Pursuant to Article L.134-12 of the French Commerce Code, commercial agents are entitled to compensation for damage suffered as a result of terminated contractual relationships with their principals. Such compensation is meant to remedy...

Trade secrets in the light of the right to evidence under French law

The legal issue:   To improve their chances of success, litigants must be able to provide evidence of the facts alleged in support of their claims.   This rule derives from Articles 6 and 9 of the French Code of civil procedure, which provide that:   "In support...

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

Layout of new Chapter V (″Insolvency proceedings of members of a group of companies″) of Regulation (EU) N° 2015/848:   This chapter includes:   ▪ A Section 1 (Articles 56 to 60) with title as follows: ″Cooperation and communication″;   ▪...

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,...