FUNDAMENTALS OF THE OHADA BUSINESS LAW

The understanding and the efficient implementation of the OHADA business law depends on the mastery of its basic concepts and principles. This assertion is even more relevant in a common law legal tradition environment. After a general overview of the OHADA system, this book examines the fundamentals of the OHADA business law through the legal provisions applicable to actors in business, the business and main commercial contracts. It is the contribution of an author who has been teaching the subject at the university level for a period of more than ten years. e author’s wish is that this book be a useful source of information for students, researchers and practitioners interested in business law.

Summary

Acknowledgements......................................................................... vi

List of main abbreviations.............................................................. vii

Foreword ...................................................................................... viii

Preface ............................................................................................. x

Table of Statutes ............................................................................ xii

Summary....................................................................................... .xiii

Introduction ..................................................................................... 1

PART I : ACTORS OF BUSINESS LIFE UNDER OHADA LAW ....... 27

TITLE 1 : NATURAL PERSONS AS ACTORS......................... 29

Chapter 1 : The Trader or Merchant .......................................... 31

Chapter 2 : The Entrepreneur...................................................... 51

TITLE 2 : BUSINESS GROUPS AS ACTORS........................... 63

SUB-TITLE 1 : COMPANIES...................................................... 65

Chapter 1 : Commercial companies ............................................ 67

Chapter 2 : Cooperative companies............................................. 77

SUB-TITLE 1: OTHER BUSINESS GROUPS........................... 83

Chapter 1. Group of Companies................................................. 85

Chapter 2. The Economic Interest Group.................................. 89

PART II: THE BUSINESS........................................................... 95

Chapter 1. Composition and Legal nature of the Business......... 97

Chapter 2. Operations on the Business..................................... 105

Chapter 3. The Protection of the Business: the Right to Renewal of the

Professional lease....................................................................... 121

PART 3. MAIN COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS...................... 133

Chapter 1. The Commercial Sale Agreement............................ 135

Chapter 2. Intermediary Contracts............................................ 155

List of appendices......................................................................... 173

Bibliography.................................................................................. 213

Index ............................................................................................ 225

Table of Contents ........................................................................ 228