China is late in the development of franchise. Currently, there is still no individual law on franchise, except for administrative regulations promulgated by the State Council, which is too simple and somewhat impracticable.

• 鉴于我国对特许经营的规定属低层次的行政立法,内容粗糙,可操作性不强,缺乏权威性,面对特许经营在我国飞速发展的趋势,加强对特许经营合同相关理论的研究与探讨就显得十分有必要了。