Underneath the Golden Boy - Robson Hall Faculty of Law

Franchise Legislation and Associations Around the World 401
Chart B: Summary of Franchise Legislation Around the World
Country Franchise Legislation Coming Into
Force
Pan-Asia
Description
1. Australia Trade Practices (Industry
Codes – Franchising)
Regulations 1998
2. China Measures for the
Administration of
Commercial Franchise
(Franchise Measures)
3. Indonesia Government Regulation
No. 16/1997
1998 Disclosure and Relationship. The
Code contains mandatory
mediation provisions and a
cooling off period for franchisees.
2005 The Measures focus primarily on
disclosure requirements, while
including a few relationship
provisions. The Measures replace
the 1997 Measures of the
Administration of Commercial
Franchise Operations, which only
governed franchising involving
domestic operators.
1997 Disclosure and Registration.
4. Japan Medium-Small Business
Promotion Act and the
Act Concerning
Prohibition of Private
Monopoly and
Maintenance of Fair
Trade
1983
(amended in
2002)
Disclosure
5. Republic of
the
Philippines
N/A
6. South
Korea
Act on Fairness in
Franchise Transactions
and the Presidential
Decree to Implement the
Act on Fairness in
Franchise Transactions
2002 Disclosure