Franchising in the European Union: ERRT Position

Submitted by erR16AlN on Wed, 2016-12-14 11:31

Franchising in the European Union: ERRT Position

In 2016, the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee commissioned a study to map the evolution of franchising regulation in the European Union and conduct a comparative analysis of franchising regulation in a number of European member states.A workshop was organised to discuss the recommendations of the study, principally that EU competition law has a direct impact and adverse effect on the functioning of franchising contracts in the EU market.In the context of the EU Parliament now preparing an own-initiative report on the matter, ERRT wishes to convey their messages on franchising

ERRT Position Paper on Geo-blocking Regulation

Submitted by erR16AlN on Thu, 2016-09-29 12:10

ERRT Position Paper on Geo-blocking Regulation

The European Commission’s proposal COM(2016)289 for a Regulation on addressing geo-blocking and other forms of geo-discrimination is a first step in the right direction. A crucial balance is struck by removing existing barriers in the Digital Single Market whilst respecting retailers’ fundamental freedoms to conduct business.