FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF ARUBA (I)
What are called ‘franchises’ are not seldom mixed type agreements
Franchise agreements are not defined in any Aruban statute and are not subject to any specific Aruban legislation. The franchise agreement is a sui generis agreement, subject to the general law of contracts. Distribution agreements are not subject to any specific Aruban legislation either, and are, as with franchise agreements, also subject to the general law of contracts.
In accordance with the general law of contracts, parties are free, in principle, to agree on whatever they wish. However, certain restrictions are imposed by the general principle of Aruban law that …
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