Article - Commercial Law

11-1302.1.

IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE, WHEN NOTIFYING
A DISTRIBUTOR OF A PROPOSED CANCELLATION OR NONRENEWAL OF ANY
AGREEMENT, A GRANTOR SHALL PROVIDE A NOTICE OF THE DISTRIBUTOR'S
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A REASONABLE REQUIREMENT OF THE AGREEMENT AND
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CURE OR DISPUTE THE ASSERTED DEFICIENCY.

11-1306.

If a dispute arises between the grantor and the distributor relating to THE
APPLICATION OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE REQUIREMENTS OF § 11-1302.1 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, the notice of cancellation or nonrenewal, the plan for the correction of the
deficiencies described by the grantor as the reasons for cancellation or nonrenewal,
whether or not the distributor has complied with the plan and corrected the
deficiencies described by the grantor as the reasons for cancellation or nonrenewal, or
the purchase price or fair market value of any merchandise subject to repurchase
under § 11-1304 of this subtitle, the grantor and distributor ON THE REQUEST OF
EITHER PARTY shall submit the dispute to arbitration IN THE STATE under the
Maryland Uniform Arbitration Act.

11-1307.

(a) The laws of the State shall apply to agreements under this subtitle to
which a distributor with a principal place of business in the State is a party. This
subtitle shall be construed to provide the minimum terms and conditions applicable to
grantors and distributors covered by this subtitle.

(b) This subtitle does not limit or restrict the rights of a grantor or distributor
at any time to seek in the State all legal and equitable remedies for any violation of
this subtitle or any material breach of an agreement.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any
reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other
provisions or any other application of this Act which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are
declared severable.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any
reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other
provisions or any other application of this Act which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are
declared severable.

SECTION 3. 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall apply
to all distributorships in existence on or after October July 1, 1999.