Franchise Law.
China Market
In connection with the franchise
registration application, the
following documents must be
submitted:
1. Business registration certificate
of the franchisor.
2. Registration certificate of the
franchised IP right.
3. Franchise agreement
4. Certification for the 2+1
Requirement.
5. Marketing plan for the
franchised operation.
6. Other documents required by
the Regulation.
Disclosure:
According to the Regulation,
except for a renewal of the
franchise agreement on the same
terms, a franchisor must disclose
to the franchisee in writing all
information at least 30 days prior
to the execution of another
franchise agreement.
Enforcement:
Thanks to the MOC’s online
franchise registration system,
information about franchisors and
their franchising business in China
is available to the public. Where
there are any illegal activities
committed by the franchisor, any
party can file a complaint on the
MOC’s franchise system or directly
before competent commercial
authorities, who will make a
decision following an
investigation.
If there are any major changes to
the original filing (e.g., changes
concerning the business
registration of the franchisor,
business resource, and
distribution of the Chinese
franchisees), the franchisor must,
within 30 days, file a notice and
supporting documents with the
MOC for modification of its
franchise registration. An annual To read more detail go to:
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agreements and those terminated t/asia/CN/article/17/
in the past year also must be filed
with the MOC by March 31.