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legalcode-franchise-agreement-review-eu-fr

Review franchise agreements for French operations against the Loi Doubin (Art. L330-3 Code de commerce) and Decree 91-337 (Art. R330-1) — verify Document d'Information Précontractuelle (DIP) compliance with mandatory 20-day pre-contractual disclosure period, screen for significant imbalance (déséquilibre significatif) under Art. L442-1 I(2) Code de commerce, evaluate post-term non-compete enforceability under Art. L341-2 (Macron Law 2015: maximum 1 year, limited to premises, indispensable for know-how protection), analyse abrupt termination (rupture brutale) exposure under Art. L442-1 II (18-month safe harbour), assess good faith compliance under Art. 1104 Code civil (mandatory, d'ordre public), review competition law compliance under EU VBER 2022/720 (RPM, online sales, territory), evaluate intuitu personae transfer restrictions and pre-emption rights (droit de préemption), and review defect of consent (vice du consentement) exposure for DIP failures. GREEN/YELLOW/RED classification with confidence scoring and Glass Box audit trail. Use when reviewing franchise agreements governed by French law or where the franchise will operate in France. Jurisdiction-specific variant of legalcode-franchise-agreement-review.