What's new in the competition and business law field
The draft law on emergency measures to combat inflation in FMCG products has been adopted and published in the French Official Journal on November 17, 2023.
The changes to the annual commercial negotiations calendar are applicable to all agreements concerning FMCG products marketed on French territory between any distributor operating a predominantly food retailing business (excluding DROM-COM) and any FMCG supplier.
Following the adoption of the March 30, 2023 law aimed at strengthening the balance in commercial relations between suppliers and distributors, the DGCCRF is updating its guidelines on logistics penalties.
Read moreMany entrepreneurs who want to start distributing branded products wonder whether it is necessary to obtain the agreement of the brand owner (the supplier) and to enter into a distribution contract.
The answer to this question depends on the nature of the product and the distribution method chosen by the supplier.
Read moreWhile the period of commercial negotiations between suppliers and distributors ended as every year on March 1 with the signing of annual agreements, the practices of some large retailers are in the sights of the authorities, whose action is intensifying.
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