HOW TO SECURE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE? DISTRIBUTION, FRANCHISE AND FINANCIAL LEASING IN SERBIAN LAW

Subject of the article is the analyses of the selected critical issues regarding performance of franchising, distribution and financial leasing in the light of recent developments in Serbian contract law. After adoption of the Law on Financial Leasing and preparation of the Draft Civil Code of Serbia which includes the rules on franchising and distribution, the legal framework of these transactions is much better shaped than is used to be. The article examines the main rules on determination, content and form of these contracts, the principal obligations of the parties and the grounds for contract termination as well as the crucial issues regarding applicable law and dispute resolution and suggests to contracting parties the optimal solutions to secure the contract performance.