Expertise
Restrictive trading practices and commercial negotiations
Annual negotiations, significant imbalance, abrupt termination: a distinct area of litigation, with its own courts and time limits.
French restrictive trading practices law governs supplier–retailer relationships well beyond the contract itself: advantages with nothing in return, significant imbalance, abrupt termination of an established business relationship, and the terms of sale and single framework agreement required by the Egalim laws.
We help businesses prepare for the annual negotiation round and draft their terms, then act in the disputes that follow, before the specialist courts or during a DGCCRF investigation. In May 2026 we obtained a judgment for AgoraPulse finding partial abrupt termination and significant imbalance against a global platform.
What we handle
- Terms of sale and single framework agreement
- Annual negotiations (Egalim laws)
- Significant imbalance and advantages with nothing in return
- Abrupt termination of established relationships
- Payment terms
- Investigations and claims by the Economy Minister
- Litigation before the specialist courts
News and insights
Rive Gauche Avocats joins The Galion Project’s circle of partner providers
The firm is now listed for the members of The Galion Project, the community of French tech founders.
API access on a global platform: Paris court penalises an abrupt price rise
Acting for AgoraPulse, the firm won findings of partial abrupt termination and significant imbalance, with the court keeping the case despite a clause giving jurisdiction to the Irish courts.
Buying alliances: the French Competition Authority’s first competitive assessment
The Authority is reviewing the AURA and CONCORDIS alliances and has invited third parties to comment.
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