Focus: Asia Franchise Markets 2016 | Page 8

Final Thoughts. China Market The Bottom Line Many signs indicate that franchising will become easier in China over the next few years. China’s rapidly growing, sophisticated, affluent consumer base has a desire for imported brands that offer convenience, quality and service. Franchise Registration: Key Regulations oninFranchising Finding a partner China doesininvolve effort but there are China: more potential partners than before and this number will According to the Regulation, a continue to grow. Business risks are mitigated with the increase Currently, the key regulations on franchisor must, within 15 days in the number of foreign brands and the tightening of business after signing a franchise franchising in China include: the regulations ensuring better practice. The basic size agreement foreconomics, the first franchised Regulation on Administration of of the consumer market and recentlocation trends,inprovide great China, file an Commercial Franchises country potential. application with the appropriate (Regulation), the Administrative commercial authority in the MOC Measures for the Registration of ItCommercial is our opinion that China’s franchise marketitswill show very to register franchise. The Franchises healthy growth and all franchisors must view requirement it as a challenging registration is an (Registration Measures), and the administrative Administrative Measures for but primary target for international expansion. measure to regulate franchise activities, and Information Disclosure of also provides potential Commercial (Disclosure To conclude:Franchise Trends and the economy display all the outward Measures). The Regulation was franchisees with public signals that the Chinese market and consumers are readyaccess for to more information regarding the promulgated by the State Council, new imported franchises. while both of the Measu ɕ́ݕɔ