By Yasmine EDDAM
15 June 2025
Entrepreneurial freedom is not absolute; its limits lie where contractual commitments and the legitimate protection of economic interests begin. The non-competition obligation is one of these fundamental limits in commercial law. Often perceived as a constraint, it is in fact an essential tool for securing the value of a company, a business or know-how. Misunderstood or badly drafted, however, it can become a source of major disputes. The aim of this article is to give you a clear overview of this mechanism, distinguishing its principles from the concept of unfair competition. The more technical aspects will be dealt with in greater detail in our dedicated articles, to which we invite you to refer. Understanding the non-competition obligation: definitions and issues The non-competition obligation is an undertaking whereby one person, the debtor, refrains from engaging in a professional activity that would compete with that of another person, the creditor....
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