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Legal Insights on UAE Franchising by Mohamed Suliman is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Franchising is a popular business model in the UAE. The main law governing franchise agreements is the Federal Commercial Agencies Law, which applies to agency, distribution, and franchise agreements. Under this law, franchise agreements must meet certain criteria to be registered, such as the franchisee must be wholly UAE-owned and the agreement must grant exclusivity. Registration provides strong protections for franchisees, making termination difficult for franchisors. As a result, franchisors prefer to

Author

Mohamed Suliman

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