Franchise

Franchise is a method for doing business, which is a method to market your product or service to the community. Furthermore mentioned that franchise can be defined as a system of distribution or marketing of goods and services, where a parent company (franchisor) gives to individuals/companies and other small and medium-scale (franchisee), privileges to execute a certain business system in a manner that is prescribed, for a certain time, in a specific place.

Basic elements of franchise are :

The parties had a franchise called the franchisor's business.

The business carry out its so-called franchisee.

The existence of a business franchise itself

The Government should keep an eye on the existence of this franchise since aims to provide legal protection and legal certainty in order for each party to feel safe and comfortable in the running of the business particularly involved in this franchise business.

A franchise contract usually States that the independent contractor is the franchise and not agents or employees of the franchisor. So the parent company could cancel the franchise, when franchisees in violation of requirements in the agreement. In this regard, in doing business in the community should be more thorough. And in marketing and distributing an item must be done in a way that is lawful.

Munir Fuady, Pengantar Hukum Bisnis, PT. Citra Aditya Bakti, Bandung, 2005,

Ridwan Khairandy, Perjanjian Franchise Sebagai Sarana Alih Teknologi, Pusat Studi Hukum UII Yogyakarta bekerjasama dengan yayasan Klinik Haki Jakarta, 2000,

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