Franchising is regulated in thirty-three countries, including Australia and the United States.
 Commentators like Dr Mark Abell, in his book "The Law and Regulation of Franchising in the EU" (published in 2013 by Edward Elgar, ISBN 978 1 78195 2207) consider this lack of uniformity to be one of the greatest barriers to franchising realising its potential in the EU
Franchising may be for a determined or undetermined period of time

