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leasing agreements whose duration exceeds five years are not made, not
only the clauses concerning the usufruct right or leasing agreement, but also
the distributorship agreement will be affected in its integrity. Considering
the fact that distribution activities cannot be performed without a valid
distributorship agreement according to the provisions of petroleum market
legislation, this means that distributors cannot carry on their distribution
activities. Therefore, it is extremely important that the relevant distribution
companies and distributors take the necessary measures before September
18, 2010, in order not to suffer losses in terms of competition law legislation
as well as of petroleum market legislation.