The EUROPEAN FRANCHISE FEDERATION was founded in 1972, in France, as a
not-for-profit association to promote, defend and speak for the franchise
industry operating in Europe. The EFF is recognised, notalby by the European
Institutions, as the single authority in Europe which has as its mission to
define the essential elements that constitute proper & ethical franchising.
On this basis it has constituted a community of national franchise associations
that share this view. It is with this mission that the EFF's community commits
itself to uphold and promote the European Code of Ethics for Franchising.
In 1972, its founding members were the French Franchise Federation
(FFF), the Italian Franchise Association (Assofranchising/AIF), the Belgian
Franchise Federation (FBF-BFF) and the Netherlands Franchise Association (NFV).
EUROPEAN FRANCHISE FEDERATION - EFF
Avenue Louise,179/14
BE- 1050 Brussels
Tel.
Fax. +32 (0) 2 520 17 35
Mail. info@eff-franchise.com
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INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
For over fifty years the
International Franchise Association has worked
to educate franchisors and franchisees on
beneficial methods and business practices to improve franchising.
Franchising is a dynamic and evolving method of
expansion and business ownership. Beginning with the adoption in 1970 of the
first franchise disclosure requirement in California; working with the Federal
Trade Commission to achieve the first national franchise disclosure rule in
1979; continuing with our efforts that contributed to changes to the federal
Franchise Rule in 2007; and ensuring an ongoing constructive dialogue between
our leadership and federal and state regulators and government leaders, the IFA
has continually worked for improvements to pre-investment franchise disclosure
and franchise relations.
Through the considerable and continuing efforts of our
association and its members, the IFA has contributed to the growth and
stability of franchising in the United States. It is because of the historic and
continuing efforts of the IFA and its members to improve pre-investment
disclosure and advance beneficial franchising practices that franchising is one
of the most important vehicles today for the creation of small businesses
ownership and jobs in the United States.
This Statement of Guiding Principles has been
promulgated for and has been adopted by the Board of Directors of the
International Franchise Association in our continuing effort to advance
improvements in franchise practices and to enhance franchise relations.
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION - IFA
1900 K Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Phone:
Fax: (202) 628-0812
