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Check the terms outside the main contract

The prescribed item includes the franchise agreement and relevant lease, option or purchase agreements. The complete attachment requirements depend on the actual offering.

For example, the commercial email may agree a fee and territory while separate software terms and a guarantee create other commitments. Compare their parties, versions, costs and obligations with the promised deal; an attachment is not government approval.

Sources: Federal Trade Commission: Item 22: Contracts

A revised attachment can raise a timing question

If a guarantee, fee or other term changes later, compare the signing version with the package that was actually delivered. A tidy exhibit index does not settle whether the change creates a further disclosure or timing duty. Check that question before signature or payment.

Sources: Federal Trade Commission: Item 22: Contracts Federal Trade Commission: section-436.2

Scope

  • This explains the selected federal disclosure item. State and territorial requirements and the terms of the particular offer remain separate.

Next step

Read the connected agreements as one offer and identify any later difference before arranging signature or payment.

Sources & review notes

Federal Franchise Rule

FTC overview · Compliance Guide · Guide PDF · Current regulation

The Compliance Guide is May 2008 explanatory guidance. The current regulation and later official updates control current requirements and dollar amounts; state and territorial rules are separate.

The source records distinguish access dates from substantive review dates. Updating an explanation does not itself recheck the law.

16 CFR §436.5(v): FDD Item 22

Federal Trade Commission

Passage, dates and research notes

primary · Item 22: Contracts

Attach a copy of all proposed agreements regarding the franchise offering

Accessed: 2026-11-12T20:51:48.875978+00:00 · Meaning reviewed: 2026-11-12 · Next review target: 2026-12-12

Current substantive item read in full from current eCFR. This guide explains selected management implications; it is not a substitute for all prescribed disclosure text.

16 CFR §436.6: FDD preparation and records

Federal Trade Commission

Passage, dates and research notes

primary · section-436.6

Respond fully to each disclosure Item.

Accessed: 2026-11-12T20:51:48.875978+00:00 · Meaning reviewed: 2026-11-12 · Next review target: 2026-12-12

Current eCFR displayed through 2026-11-09; eCFR is authoritative but not the official legal edition.

16 CFR §436.2: Federal disclosure timing

Federal Trade Commission

Passage, dates and research notes

primary · section-436.2

at least 14 calendar-days

Accessed: 2026-11-12T20:51:48.875978+00:00 · Meaning reviewed: 2026-11-12 · Next review target: 2026-12-12

Current eCFR displayed through 2026-11-09; eCFR is authoritative but not the official legal edition.

Detailed rule records (1)
FDD Item 22: Contracts Source checked

Item 22 attaches proposed agreements regarding the offering, including franchise and relevant lease, option or purchase agreements. Do not compare only the principal agreement while guarantees, software terms or related commitments sit outside the review pack.

When to check: Preparing, updating or comparing an FDD. Source review: 2026-11-12.

16 CFR §436.5(v): FDD Item 22
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