Contracts, Competition, Consumer rights
It is the contract that must adapt to the economic reality, not the opposite
In an economic environment marked by increasingly complex regulation, BM HAVOCATS assists and advises its clients in the drafting and negotiation of all types of contracts, as well as in the fields of competition and consumer law.
Backed by solid experience in the rules and constraints governing contractual relations between economic operators in France, we participate actively in defining commercial strategies. Our in-depth knowledge of the business activity and challenges specific to each of our clients enables us to propose the best adapted solution, even when this means going off the beaten path. The same concern for “tailor-made” service guides us in the drafting, negotiation and implementation of contractual solutions or in the context of conflictual situations.
Our expertise regroups
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Distribution networks
and international commercial contracts
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Commercial negotiation
and the company's pricing policy
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Follow-up
of annual negotiations (lindustry/trade relations)
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Advice and assistance
iin competition surveys and management of disputes before competition authorities
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Information to consumers,
regulations on price display and labelling
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Drafting
of general terms and conditions
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Regulations
on games and contests and other means of promoting sales
Fields of intervention
- Mass retail and mobility services providers
- Manufacturer and importer of mass retail products
- Luxury
- Engineering service providers and automotive subcontractors
Examples of assignments
Reworking of a standard franchise contract and of the general terms and conditions for a network of mobility services providers
Support in the drafting of a “single convention” with national brands
Advice on rules applicable to a retailer’s brands
Assistance during a European investigation by the European Commission
Representation and defence of the manufacturer and/or retailer of consumer products in the context of accusations by the government of non-compliance of said products with French regulations
Representation and defense of a retailer on rules for price display
Guide and training on compliance
Accolades
