FRANCHISING

STUDY LXVIII - FRANCHISING CONTRACTS (1986 - 2002)

Preparatory work leading to the UNIDROIT Model Franchise Disclosure Law

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 48

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Draft articles for a Model Franchise Disclosure Law with draft Explanatory Report as revised by the Committee of Governmental Experts at its second session, held in Rome from 8 to 12 April 2002

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 47 

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002): Report (prepared by the Secretariat)

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 46 

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002): Comments submitted by the Republic of the Philippines

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 45

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002): Comments submitted by Italy

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 44

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002): Comments submitted by Germany

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 43

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002): Comments submitted by the European Franchise Federation

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 42

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002): Comments submitted by the World Franchise Council

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 41

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002): Comments submitted by the United States – Rome, March 2002

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 40

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002): Comments submitted by the People’s Republic of China

UNIDROIT 2002 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 39

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002): Comments submitted by France

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 38

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Second session (Rome, 8 – 12 April 2002). Comments submitted by the People’s Republic of China

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 37

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Draft articles for a Model Franchise Disclosure Law with draft Explanatory Report as revised by the Committee of Governmental Experts at its first session, held in Rome from 25 to 29 June 2001

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 36

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. First session (Rome, 25 – 29 June 2001). Report (prepared by the Secretariat)

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 35

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. First session (Rome, 25 – 29 June 2001). Comments submitted by the United States

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 34

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. First session (Rome, 25 – 29 June 2001). Comments on the draft Model Law and draft Explanatory Report thereto submitted by the World Franchise Council (WFC)

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 33

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. First session (Rome, 25 – 29 June 2001). Comments submitted by the Government of Australia

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 32

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. First session (Rome, 25 – 29 June 2001). Comments on the draft Model Law and draft Explanatory Report thereto submitted by the World Franchise Council (WFC)

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 31

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. First session (Rome, 25 – 29 June 2001). Comments on the draft Model Law and draft Explanatory Report thereto submitted by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII / Etude LXVIII – CGE/Misc.1

Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Model Franchise Disclosure Law. First session (Rome, 25 – 29 June 2001): Text in English and French of the Draft Model Franchise Disclosure Law as modified at the fifth session of the UNIDROIT Study Group on Franchising, Rome, 7 December 2000 / Comité d’experts gouvernementaux chargé d’élaborer une Loi modèle sur la divulgation des informations en matière de franchise, Première session (Rome, 25 – 29 juin 2001): Texte en anglais et en français du projet de loi modèle sur la divulgation des informations en matière de franchise tel que révisé par la cinquième session du Comité d’étude sur le franchisage, Rome, 7 décembre 2000

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 30

Study Group on Franchising. Draft articles for a Model Franchise Disclosure Law, with draft Explanatory Report, as adopted by the UNIDROIT Study Group at its fifth session, held in Rome on 7 December 2000

UNIDROIT 2001 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 29

Study Group on Franchising. Fifth session, Rome, 7 December 2000. Report (prepared by the Secretariat)

UNIDROIT 2000 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 28

Study Group on Franchising. Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Comment on Study LXVIII – Doc. 25 submitted by Mr Michael Brennan, Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe (Chicago)

UNIDROIT 2000 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 25 

Study Group on Franchising. Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Proposal for a Preface to the Model Law submitted by Messrs István Kiss, Secretary-General and CEO of the Hungarian Franchise Association (Budapest) and Philip Zeidman, Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe LLP (Washington, D.C.)

UNIDROIT 2000 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 27

Study Group on Franchising. Model Franchise Disclosure Law. French text as revised by Mr Olivier Binder, CEJEF, Paris

UNIDROIT 2000 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 26

Study Group on Franchising. Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Comments and proposal submitted by Mr Albrecht Schulz, CMS Hasche Sigle Eschenlohr Peltzer (Stuttgart)

UNIDROIT 2000 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 24

Study Group on Franchising. Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Position Paper submitted by the European Franchise Federation (EFF)

UNIDROIT 2000 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 23

Study Group on Franchising. Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Proposal submitted by Mr Philip Zeidman, Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe LLP (Washington, D.C.)

UNIDROIT 2000 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 22

Study Group on Franchising. Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Comments submitted by Mr Souichirou Kozuka, Associate Professor of Law, Sophia University (Tokyo)

UNIDROIT 2000 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 21

Study Group on Franchising. Model Franchise Disclosure Law. Text of the Preliminary Draft as adopted by the Study Group at its fourth session, held in Rome from 9 to 10 December 1999, with Draft Explanatory Report prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat

UNIDROIT 2000 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 20 

Study Group on Franchising. Fourth session, Rome, 9-10 December 1999. Report (prepared by the Secretariat)

UNIDROIT 1999 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 19

Study Group on Franchising. Model Law on Franchising. Text of the Preliminary Draft adopted by the Drafting Committee at its first session held in Rome from 14 to 16 January, with Comments prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat

UNIDROIT 1999 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 18

Study Group on Franchising. Drafting Committee, first session, Rome, 14-16 January 1999. Report (prepared by the Secretariat)

 

Preparatory work leading to the Guide to International Master Franchise Arrangements

UNIDROIT 1998 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 17

Study Group on Franchising. Guide to International Master Franchise Arrangements. Fifth Draft, incorporating the modifications adopted by the UNIDROIT Governing Council on the occasion of its 77th session, on 16 February 1998

UNIDROIT 1998 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 16

Study Group on Franchising. Guide to International Franchising. Fourth Draft

UNIDROIT 1997 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 15

Study Group on Franchising. Drafting Committee. Report on the meeting held in Rome, 10-11 September 1997 and Washington, 22-23 September 1997 (prepared by the Secretariat)

UNIDROIT 1997 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 14

Study Group on Franchising. Guide to International Franchising. Third Draft

UNIDROIT 1997 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 13

Study Group on Franchising. Report on the third session (Rome, 14-15 April 1997)(prepared by the Secretariat)

UNIDROIT 1997 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 12

Study Group on Franchising. Guide to International Franchising. Second Draft

UNIDROIT 1996 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 11

Study Group on Franchising. Report on the second session (Rome, 29 to 31 January 1996) (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat)

UNIDROIT 1996 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 10

Study Group on Franchising. Legal Guide to International Franchising. First Draft

UNIDROIT 1994 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 9

Study Group on Franchising. Report on the first session (Rome, 16 to 18 May 1994) (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat)

UNIDROIT 1994 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 8 / UNIDROIT 1994 – Etude LXVIII – Doc. 8

International Franchising. Collection of materials relating to franchising / Le franchisage international. Recueil de documentation relative au franchisage

UNIDROIT 1994 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 7

International franchising. Further consideration of the areas amenable to treatment at international level (Secretariat memorandum)

UNIDROIT 1993 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 6  

International franchising. Examination of the answers to the questionnaire prepared by the Committee on International Franchising of the International Bar Association in consultation with UNIDROIT (Secretariat memorandum)

UNIDROIT 1992 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 5

International franchising. Examination of areas amenable to treatment at international level (Secretariat memorandum)

UNIDROIT 1992 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 4 / UNIDROIT 1992 – Etude LXVIII – Doc. 4 

International Franchising. Collection of materials relating to franchising / Le franchisage international.Recueil de documentation relative au franchisage

UNIDROIT 1989 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 3

The Franchising Contract. Examination of the terms of franchising contracts (Secretariat memorandum)

UNIDROIT 1988 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 2 

The Franchising Contract. Survey of the answers to the Questionnaire submitted by the Secretariat to Governments, professional associations and experts in the field (Secretariat memorandum)

UNIDROIT 1986 – Study LXVIII – Doc. 1

The Franchising Contract. Preliminary study prepared by Ms Lena Peters (Rome) and Ms Marina Schneider (Strasbourg) and Questionnaire drawn up by the UNIDROIT Secretariat