The Macao Chain Stores & Franchise Association (MCFA) is the leading representative body for the retail and franchise sectors in Macao. The association is dedicated to fostering a healthy and professional business environment, promoting the growth of both local and international brands within the city's dynamic consumer market. As the primary voice for the industry, the MCFA works to elevate business standards, encourage best practices, and facilitate collaboration among its members.

A key role of the MCFA is to act as a bridge between the industry and government bodies, particularly the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM). This partnership is crucial in organizing major industry events like the Macao Franchise Expo (MFE), which provides an essential platform for business matching, networking, and exploring international opportunities. The association is committed to supporting Macao's economic diversification by helping local brands to strengthen their operations and expand into the Greater Bay Area, while also assisting international franchises in navigating the unique Macao market.

Macau Chain Stores & Franchise Association (MCFA)

http://www.mfe.mo/

Address: Avenida do Infante D. Henrique no. 47, The Macau Square, 10° andar "C", Macau

Phone: +853 2892 2331

Fax: +853 2886 1397

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Wong Ian Man, President

Ms. Shirley Wu, CEO

The Macau Commercial Code (the MCC), regulates and defines the franchise agreement under Articles 679 to 707. Under the MCC, there is no governmental filing, registration, or approval requirement that must be satisfied prior to signing a franchise agreement.

Article 679 https://bo.dsaj.gov.mo/bo/i/99/31/codcomen/codcom0601.asp 

A franchising contract is that by which one of the parties, against a direct or indirect payment, grants to the other, in a certain zone and in a stable manner, the right to produce and or to sell certain goods or services under his entrepreneurial image, according to his know-how, with his technical assistance, and subject to his control.

Article 707: Termination of contract for reasons not imputable to franchisee https://bo.dsaj.gov.mo/bo/i/99/31/codcomen/codcom0701.asp

If a franchising contract is terminated for reasons not imputable to the franchisee, the franchiser is obliged either:

a) to repurchase goods not sold by the end of the contract, for the price at which he sold them to the franchisee, with the exception of those goods bought by the latter after having received a declaration terminating the contract; or

b) to allow the franchisee to continue to use his industrial or intellectual property rights until the exhaustion of the goods mentioned in the previous subparagraph.

The franchiser is also obliged to compensate the franchisee for expenses incurred, before the communication of the declaration mentioned in subparagraph a) of the previous paragraph, in promotional activities with effects continuing beyond termination of the contract, namely advertising.