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1、標(biāo)題:ToFranchiseNottoFranchise原文:Since1971whenthestateofCalifniaenacteditsownstatefranchiselawmanyrulesregulationshavebeenestablishedtoregulatetheoperationdisclosureoffranchisingbusinesses.Franchisinglawshavebeendevelopedt
2、ocurbthetideofillegalfraudulentactivitiesonthepartofmanyfranchissduringthe1950s1960s.Apatchwkoflegislationemergedduringtheearlypartofthe1970swhichwasdesignedtocombattheallegedabuseswrongsoccurringinfranchisingoperations.
3、Theserulesregulationsweredesignedtorequirethefranchistodisclosebefethesaleofthefranchiseinfmationregardingtheoperationofthefranchise.On21October1979theFederalTradeCommission(FTC)establishedthefranchiseruleentitled“Disclo
4、sureRequirementsProhibitionsConcerningFranchisingBusinessOpptunityVentures“(FTCrule436).Thisrulerequiresdisclosureofspecificactivitiespritothesaleofafranchise.Thesedisclosuresmustbemadetoanyprospectivefranchiseeatthefirs
5、tpersonalmeetingbetweenthefranchis(representative)thefranchiseefthepurposeofdiscussingthefranchisesaletenbusinessdayspritotheexecutionofanyfranchisedocumentthepaymentofanyconsiderationfthefranchisewhicheveristheearlier.T
6、hisruledoesnotattempttoregulatethenaturesubstanceofthefranchissfranchiseerelationshipratheritrequiresthefranchistomakespecificdisclosuresprovideinfmationaboutfranchisingactivitiestotheprospectivefranchisee.Thisrulewasdes
7、ignedtoservetwomajfunctions:(1)preventionoffraudmisrepresentationofmaterialfacts(2)presentationofrelevantfactsinfmationtoprospectivefranchisees.Thefinalfranchisingcontractmustbedeliveredtotheprospectivefranchiseeatleastf
8、ivedayspritothedateonwhichthedocumentistobesigned.ThefranchishastheoptionofmakingthedisclosureseitheraccdingtotheFTCRulefmattheUnifmFranchiseOfferingCircular(UFOC)whichwasdevelopedbytheNthAmericanSecuritiesAdministratsAs
9、sociation.Thesefmatsmaynotbemixed.TheFTCRulecontainsonly20stepswhiletheUFOCisalittlebitlongercontains23steps.TheFTCRulefmatisacceptedinonly42stateswhiletheUFOCfmatisacceptedinall50statesaswellasintheprovinceofAlberta.fra
10、nchisitsofficersmayhavebeeninvolved.Thisdisclosurecoversactivitiesfthepasttenfiscalyears.Itwasfoundthat68percentofthecompanieswereinvolvedwithlitigationduringthattimeperiodwhile32percentwerenotOneofthereasonswhysomemayno
11、thavebeeninvolvedinlitigationwasbecausetheyhadnotbeeninbusinessverylong.Therulesalsorequirethefranchistodiscloseitsbankruptcyhistyaswellasitsdirectsofficersduringthepast15fiscalyears.Itwasfoundthat18percentoftheresponden
12、tcompanieshavebeeninvolvedinsomefmofbankruptcywhile82percenthavenot.Anotheradministrativerequirementwhichmanyfranchissrequireoffranchiseesisthelattersactualparticipationintheoperationsofthefranchise.Ofthosecompaniesrepti
13、ng33percentrequiredtheirfranchiseestoparticipatewhile67percentallowedfnoparticipationabsenteeownership.Whenafranchisoffersfinancialassistancetothefranchiseesucharrangementsmustbedisclosedinthedisclosuredocument.Themajity
14、oftherespondents55percentdidnotparticipateinprovidingfinancialsuppttotheirfranchiseeshoweveritshouldbenotedthat41percentdidprovidesomefmoffinancialassistancewhile4percentprovidedcompletefinancialsuppttotheirfranchisees.F
15、urthermeanylimitationregardingtheterritialgeographicalareasinwhichafranchiseemayoperatemustbedisclosedunderthelaw.Itwasfoundthat69percentoftherespondentsprovidedterritialrightsguaranteestotheirfranchiseeswhile31percentdi
16、dnot.Whenafranchiseeisgrantedanexclusiveterritytooperateawrittendeionoftheterritialrestrictionsboundariesmustalsobeprovided.Thecircumstancesgoverningthemaintenanceofsuchexclusiveterritialrightssuchasmeetingcertainsalesgo
17、alsmustalsobestated.Manyfranchissrequiretheirfranchiseestopurchasegoodsequipmentfromapprovedsuppliersspecificsources.Ifthisisthecasethefranchisisrequiredtodescribethesegoodsservicesexplaintothefranchiseewhetherthefranchi
18、sisaffiliatedwithanyofthesebusinesses.Thestudyrevealedthatfranchiseeswererequiredtopurchasefromapprovedsuppliersapproximately90percentofthetime.Afranchismustdisclosetheamountmethodofpaymenttimeofpaymentrefundabilityofthe
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