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NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT [2 records]

Record 1 2012-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Labour Law
DEF

A contract between an employee and employer in which the employee agrees to abide by specific restrictions on competition if his employment terminates.

CONT

Non-compete agreements usually include geographic and time restrictions, as well as agreements not to divulge trade secrets or lure customers away from the employer.

OBS

Noncompetition covenant. The Original phrase was covenant not to compete (= a provision in a employment agreement by which the employee agrees not to compete against the employer for some time after the employee leaves the job).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Droit du travail
DEF

Clause qui, généralement dans un contrat de travail ou le contrat de vente d'une entreprise, interdit au salarié ou au vendeur d'exercer une activité concurrente à celle de l'employeur ou de l'acheteur pendant un certain délai et dans un territoire déterminé.

OBS

Dans le cas de la vente d'un fonds de commerce ou d'une clientèle, on utilise également l'expression «clause de non-rétablissement».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Convenios colectivos y negociaciones
  • Derecho laboral
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Record 2 2009-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restrictive Practices (Law)
  • Trade
  • Financial Accounting
CONT

... non-compete agreements are also used in the sale of a business, where the seller agrees not to compete with the buyer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
  • Commerce
  • Comptabilité générale
DEF

Droit incorporel correspondant à l'avantage consenti, dans le cadre d'un contrat d'acquisition d'entreprise, par le vendeur qui s'engage à ne pas concurrencer l'acquéreur pendant une durée déterminée et dans un marché donné.

Spanish

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