Competition - Distribution A sign of commitment

Competition - Distribution
A sign of commitment
Tax Law
Corporate
Law
Labor &
Employment
law
Competition
Distribution
Intellectual
Property
Information
Technologies
Estate
Planning
Wealth,
Preservation
& Transmission
Litigation
& dispute
resolution
Mergers
Cartels
Abuses of dominant
position
State aids
Conditions of sale –
consumer protection
Consumer law
Distribution networks
International trade
Sales promotion
Advertising
Product risk regulations
Essential resources serving your enterprise
Public
Sector
Competition-Distribution
The largest law firm in France
§ With close to 1,200 lawyers in France and
Our areas of expertise
Distribution law
correspondent firms in 150 countries, FIDAL is the
– Pricing policy and terms and conditions of sale
largest business law firm in France.
– Distribution agreements and networks:
§ With offices in over 100 cities and towns in
franchise, selective and exclusive distribution
France, the firm is well established on the French
agreements, exclusive procurement and supply,
economic market. It also offers its clients a
affiliation, cooperation and partnerships, etc.
European capacity through its Brussels office
– Distribution intermediaries:
and international skills thanks to a team of
sales representatives, commercial agencies,
200 lawyers who handle cross-border legal and
brokers, commissioners, etc.
tax issues on a daily basis.
– Assignment and licensing of trademarks and
§ The firm is organised into specialised depart-
know-how
ments which cover all of the classic business law
– E-commerce
areas (tax law, company law, labour & employment law, M&A, distribution law, competition
Competition law
law, intellectual property law, estate planning,
– Cartels
wealth, preservation & transmission and dispute
– Abuse of dominant position and
resolution).
economic dependency
§ In order to cater for the needs of certain
– Control of concentrations
markets, the firm has developed in parallel
– State aids
specific areas of expertise (public sector, financial
markets law and regulations, private equity,
International trade law
retirement – pension schemes, security-preven-
– Contracts
tion, associations and social economy, health law,
sports law, food industry....).
– Performance
– Payment
– Litigation
Consumer law
– Consumer information, labelling
– Regulation of abusive clauses
– Distance selling and in-home canvassing
– Consumer credit
Sales promotion and advertising law
– Sales promotion techniques: sweepstakes,
competitions, distributions of gifts, bonus sales,
free credit, etc.
– Misleading and comparative advertising
– Regulations of sales and stock clearances
Our approach
FIDAL has developed specific tools, such as Fidact®,
an audit and contractualisation software package
that makes it possible to analyse your situation and
provide secured assistance.
§ A rigorous diagnosis
FIDAL offers you a diagnostic review of your
commercial organisation that covers several
aspects:
– Legal evaluation of your market power and its
consequences from a competition law standpoint
– Auditing of your distribution contracts and
conditions with respect to your trading partners
and consumers
– Review of your pricing policies and practices
§ Operational advice
FIDAL's operational advice is designed to be part of
your company's marketing strategy
– Legal relevance of current and future distribution choices
– Legal organisation of distribution at international level
– Integration of new forms of marketing (e-commerce, market places, etc.)
– Changes to your pricing conditions
– Conditions and possible costs related to withdrawal from trade or contractual relationships
– Implementation of publicity and sales promotion campaigns
§ Assistance with implementation
FIDAL assists you in the realisation of your projects
– Putting in place of distribution networks and
agreements
– Revision of pricing policies and terms and
conditions of sale
– Prior notification of concentrations, mergers &
acquisitions and joint ventures
– Risk reduction for practices in light of the law
on cartels and abuses of dominant positions
§ Steering of litigation
FIDAL and its worldwide network accompany you
in handling disputes
– Negotiation of settlements
– Assistance with the competition authorities
and before the national and European courts
– National and international arbitration
Abbeville
Agen
Aix-en-Provence
Albi
Alençon
Amiens
Angers
Angoulême
Annecy
Arras
Aurillac
Auxerre
Avignon
Bayonne
Besançon
Blois
Bordeaux
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Bourges
Brest
Brive-la-Gaillarde
Bruxelles
Caen
Calais
Carcassonne
Castres
Chalon-sur-Saône
Châlons-en-Champagne
Chambéry
Charleville-Mézières
Chartres
Châteauroux
Cherbourg
Cholet
Clermont-Ferrand
Cognac
Colmar
Compiègne
Créteil
Dax
Dieppe
Dijon
Épernay
Épinal
Fort-de-France
Grenoble
La Roche-sur-Yon
La Rochelle
Headquarters
14, boulevard du Général Leclerc
92527 Neuilly-sur-Seine cedex
France
Tél : 00 33 1 47 38 54 00 – Fax : 00 33 1 47 38 54 99
www.fidal.fr
Fidal – Firm of lawyers
Professional practice in the
form of a limited company
with an executive board and
a supervisory board
Capital : EUR 2,658,000
Trade and Companies Register
of Nanterre 775726433
European Union VAT FR 28 775
726 433 APE 6910Z
Registered office :
12, boulevard du Général Leclerc
92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine France
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