Chatel Act : Resale price may now be purchase price less discounts and post margins !
This Act, namely for the development of the competition to the benefit of end-consumers, is a first step of French distribution regulation implemented by French Government. The « Chatel » Act was voted on December 20, 2007. Next step is the reform of the rules applicable to supermarket and hypermarket creation and extension. Lire la suite
La réforme de la loi Dutreil devant le Sénat
L’examen de la réforme pour le développement de la concurrence au service des consommateurs est en cours devant le Sénat, qui discutera du projet les 13 et 14 décembre (voire 15), après le rapport cornu déposé le 5 décembre 2007. Lire la suite
French senators reviewing the distributor-suppliers reform draft act
Senate will review and vote the draft Act for competition improvement on December 13-14, 2007, after Act examination comittee report of December 5. Lire la suite
New regulation applicable to distribution
French National Assembly voted yesterday the draft Act (« Chatel Act ») related to the relations between suppliers and distributor, which aims at clarifying the rules and reduce the bottom resale price. French Government which claimed for this reform wishes a decrease of prices to end-consumers with granting the possibility to distributors to reduce their resale price (which cannot be inferior to the bottom resale price as calculated under French law). Lire la suite
Chatel Act reform to date (bottom resale price, sale and services)
An overview of the forthcoming legal provisions regarding relations between suppliers and distributors in France Lire la suite