Franchising is a relatively recent contract in Tunisia, for which the Tunisian government provides measures of encouragement, as evidenced by the growing spread of franchising, a formula already developed for food and textile products. In 2009 the Tunisian government passed law no. 69 which regulates the franchise agreement, amended in June 2010 with the definition of a series of provisions governing information obligations. In particular art. 14 of the law n. 69/2009 defines franchising as "the contract through which the owner of the trademark grants the right to use the trademark to a natural person or a legal person called franchisee in order to distribute the products or provide services in exchange for a consideration ". The concession also includes the transfer of knowledge and experience by the franchisor, in addition to intellectual property rights. First of all, the franchisor is obliged to inform the franchisee at least 20 days before the signing of the agreement. In particular, this information concerns:
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