In the third of its series of test cases relating to the compatibility of franchising agreements under the EEC competition rules, which will serve as a basis for the future block exemption regulation relating to such agreements, the Commission has confirmed the principles established in the previous decisions, Pronuptia and Yves Rocher, and also addressed a number of new issues.
Dans la troisieme de sa serie d'affaires-pilotes relatives a la compatibilite des accords de franchise avec les regles communautaires de concurrence, qui serviront de base au futur reglement d'exemption categorielle relatif a de tels accords, la Commission a confirme les principes poses dans ses decisions precedentes "Pronuptia" et "Yves Rocher", et a aussi aborde un certain nombre de problemes nouveaux.
