New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Chapter VII - FRANCHISE OFFERINGS
Part 200 - FRANCHISE OFFERINGS
Section 200.5 - Amendments to franchise offering prospectus

Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023

(a) In compliance with section 683.9 of the General Business Law, a franchisor shall promptly notify the Department of Law, by application to amend its offering, of any material changes in the information contained in the prospectus as originally submitted or amended.

(b) Material change, as used in section 683.9 of the General Business Law, includes but is not limited to:

(1) the termination, closing, or failure to renew, during a three-month period, of the lesser of 10, or 10 percent, of the franchises of a franchisor, regardless of location;

(2) a purchase by the franchisor in excess of five percent of its existing franchises during six consecutive months;

(3) a change in the franchise fees charged by the franchisor; and

(4) any significant adverse change in the business condition of the franchisor or in any of the following:
(i) the obligations of the franchisee to purchase items from the franchisor or its designated sources;

(ii) limitations or restrictions on the goods or services which the franchisee may offer to its customers;

(iii) the obligations to be performed by the franchisor;

(iv) the franchise contract or agreements, including amendments thereto;

(v) the franchisor's accounting system resulting in a five percent or greater change in its net profit or loss in any six-month period; or

(vi) the service, product or model line.

(5) audited financial statements of the preceding fiscal year.

Amended New York State Register July 3, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 27, eff. 7/3/2018

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