Wayebizwa ngokuba yi-UFOC
I-Franchise Rule yachitshiyelwa kakhulu ngo-2007. Ngaphambi kokuchibiyela, i-FTC nayo yamkeleka ngokubhengezwa ngokwaneleyo ukuthobela i-franchisor nezikhokelo zokubhengezwa ezazisungulwa nguMbutho woLawulo lweMatriki aseMntla American (NASAA).
Ngaphantsi kweemfuneko ze-NASAA zakudala, ama-franchiseors enza kwakhona ukudalulwa phantsi koxwebhu olubizwa ngokuba yiFranchise efanayo ekunikezeni iSetyhula ("UFOC") efana neyokufunwa kwe-FTC. Xa i-Franchise Rule yatshintshile ngo-2007, ezininzi zezinto ezibandakanyiweyo kwi-UFOC zamkelwa kwi-FTC entsha yokubhengeza okubizwa ngokuba yi-Document Devotion Franchise (FDD).
Nangona amaninzi amazwe athe amkela i-Franchise Rule ehlengahlengisiweyo, kwezinye iincwadi zithi imithetho iyahlukileyo, kubandakanywa kodwa ingaphelelwanga kwingcaciso yintoni i-franchise kunye nezinye iimeko ezinxulumene nomthetho olawula ukuziphatha phakathi kwe- franchisor kunye ne- franchisee eyahlukileyo UMthetho weSizwe uvumela i-franchisee ukuba iphikise i-franchisor ngokuphula umthetho (ilungelo lokuzimela ngasese).
Inkcazo ye-Franchise phantsi kwe-Franchise Rule
Ngaphantsi koMthetho wamaFranchise, i-FTC ichaza "i-franchise" kwiCandelo 436.1 (h) ngale ndlela:
"I-Franchise ithetha nawuphi na ulwalamano lwentengiso oluqhubekayo okanye ilungiselelo, nayiphi na into enokuthiwa, apho imigqaliselo yesibonelelo okanye isivumelwano esichazelayo, okanye isithengisi sokuthengiswa kwemali-ntengiso okanye imela, ngomlomo okanye ngokubhaliweyo, ukuba:
(1) I-franchisee iya kufumana ilungelo lokusebenzisa ishishini elichongiweyo okanye elidibene nomnini-mveliso we-franchisor, okanye ukunikezela, ukuthengisa okanye ukusabalalisa impahla, iinkonzo, okanye iimveliso ezichongiweyo okanye ezihambelana nomnini-mveliso we-franchisor;
(2) I-franchiseor iya kusebenza okanye inegunya lokusebenzisa umlinganiselo ophezulu wokulawula kwindlela yokusebenza kwe-franchisee, okanye ukubonelela ngoncedo oluphambili kwindlela yokusebenza ye-franchisee; kwaye
(3) Njengomqathango wokufumana okanye ukuqala ukusebenza kwe-franchise, i-franchisee yenza inkokhelo yokufunwa okanye yenza ukwenza intlawulo efunekayo kwi-franchisor okanye iqabane layo. "
Ngaphantsi kweFomathi yokuFometha kweFayili, uhlobo lokuthengiswa kwemali oluchanekileyo kunomntu oqhelekileyo, ubudlelwane be-franchise ngokubanzi lubandakanya yonke ifomati yezoshishino kwaye kungekhona nje igama lohwebo lwe-franchisor, iimveliso kunye neenkonzo.Ukuthumela i-Business Format Franchise inkqubo ye-franchise ibonelela ngeencwadi zokusebenza , ukuqeqeshwa, imilinganiselo yerhwebo, ukulawula umgangatho, isicwangciso sokuthengisa, njl njl.
Ukudalulwa kwangaphambili kweSentengiso kunye neFrench Disclosure Document
I-Franchise Rule idinga ukuba i-franchise ihlinzekele kubani abaza kubakho i-franchises (documentary disclosure document) (i-"FDD") kwii-franchisees ezifunekayo ukuba benze isinqumo esicacisiweyo ngaphambi kokuba bangene kwi-intanethi. Ngokutsho kwe-FTC, i-Franchise Rule "yenzelwe ukunika i-franchisees abanokuzikhusela ngaphambi kokutyalomali ngokubanika ulwazi olubalulekileyo ekuhlolweni kweengozi kunye neenzuzo, ukuthelekisa okunxulumene nolunye utyalo-mali, nokuqhubela phambili uphando nge-franchise ithuba. "
AbaFranchisor bafuneka ukuba banikeze i-FDD kwii-franchisees ezizayo iintsuku ezi-14 ngaphambi kokuba zisayinwe isivumelwano sokuthengiswa kwemali, kwaye i-franchisee inelungelo lokufumana iSivumelwano seFranchise esigqibeleleyo ubuncinane iintsuku ezisixhenxe ngaphambi kokuba sisayinwe.
Enyanisweni, njengalowo nawuphi na umgaqo, kukho imimiselo kule mimiselo kumgangatho wesigqeba kunye nombuso, kodwa siya kuluhluza apha ngenxa yokuba zibuchwepheshe obukhulu.
"IsiNgesi esicacileyo" siyadingeka
I-Franchise Rule idinga ukuba inxalenye yokudalula ye-FDD ibhalwe "kwiNgesi yesiNgesi" kwaye ingekho kwi-legalese kwaye ibonelele nge-franchisee ngamacandelo athile olwazi malunga ne-franchiseor kunye nomnikelo wokuthengiswa kwemali-mali kuquka ulwazi malunga ne-franchiseor ishishini, imiqathango ubudlelwane kunye namalungelo kunye neembopheleleko zelayisenisi elaneleyo kubaphathi bee-franchise ukwenza isinqumo esicacisiweyo ngaphambi kokuba bangene kwi-intanethi.
Nangona ezinye zelizwe zifuna ukuba abafowunini bafake iifayili okanye babhalise i-FDD yabo ngurhulumente ngaphambi kokuba banikezele i-franchises, akukho mfuneko ekhoyo phantsi koMthetho we-Federal.
23 Izinto zeNgcaciso
Ngaphantsi kweNqununu yeFranchise kukho indawo ezichaziweyo ezingama-23 (ezibizwa ngokuba yizinto kwi-franchise parlance) kunye nesitifiketi esibhaliweyo. Ezi zinto zingama-23:
- I-Franchisor kunye nabani na bazali, abaPredecessors kunye nabasebenzi
- Iindaba zoShishino
- Imigango
- Ukuchithwa
- Iimali zokuqala
- Ezinye iirhafu
- Utyalo-mali oluQalisiweyo lokuqala
- Izilungiso kwimithombo yeeNkonzo kunye neeNkonzo
- Izibophelelo zeFranchisee
- Inkxaso
- Uncedo lweFranchisor, UkuThengisa, iiNkqubo zeeKhompyutha, noQeqesho
- Territory
- Iimpawu zokuthengisa
- Amalungelo obunikazi, iikopi kunye neNkcazelo yeProprietary
- Imbopheleleko yokuBamba iqhaza kwinkqubo ekhoyo yoShishino lweFranchise
- Iimimiselo kwii-Franchisee ezingayithengisa
- Ukuhlaziywa, ukuCima, ukuTshintshiselwa, kunye neSigqibo seMibango
- Amanqaku oLuntu
- Imimiselo yeNtsebenzo yeMali
- Iipropati kunye neFranchisee Ulwazi
- Isiteyithimenti sezemali
- Izivumelwano
- Iimbuyekezo
Ukufumana iinkcukacha malunga noko kufakwe kwizinto ezingama-23, funda apha.
Iseluleko esifanelekileyo siyimfuneko
Kwababhalisi bee-franchisors, ukuphuhlisa i-Franchise Disclosure Document kufuneka kugqitywe ngabagwebi abaqeqeshiweyo abafanelekileyo kwaye kuphela emva kokucwangcisa okucwangcisiweyo kunye nezinye izicwangciso zoshishino.
Kwababantu abafuna ukufumana i-franchisees, kubalulekile ukuba xa uhlolisisa i-FDD ukuba uyayiqonda into ebandakanyekayo kunye noko kungabandakanywa . Kufuneka uqhagamshelane nommeli ochaphazelekayo we-franchisee ukuvavanya nayiphi na i-franchiseor kwaye uqinisekise ukuba uyaqonda umrhumo we-franchisor kunye nesivumelwano sokuthengiswa kwemali.