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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapter 542; in 1989, chapter 10; in 1993, chapter 866.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1446327,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363232,"identifier":"4.1-416","token":"4.1\/I\/4\/4.1-416","url":"\/4.1-416\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-416\/","token":"4.1\/I\/4\/4.1-416","dublin_core":{"Title":"Waiver prohibited; conflicts of laws","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-416","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\">winery<\/span> shall require any wholesaler to <span class=\"dictionary\">waive<\/span> compliance with any provision of this chapter. Any <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">agreement<\/span> purporting to do so is void and unenforceable to the extent of the <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> or variance. Nothing in this chapter shall limit or prohibit good faith <span class=\"dictionary\">settlements<\/span> of disputes voluntarily entered into between the parties. <a id=\"paragraph-1353671\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-416\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> between a <span class=\"dictionary\">winery<\/span> and a <span class=\"dictionary\">wine wholesaler<\/span> pursuant to which the wholesaler is to market the <span class=\"dictionary\">winery<\/span>&#8217;s products in the Commonwealth shall be governed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth as the place of performance, notwithstanding the <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> that such <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> may have been made in another state or the <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> that such <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> may provide that it is to be governed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of another state. <a id=\"paragraph-1353672\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-416\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWAIVER PROHIBITED; CONFLICTS OF LAWS (\u00a7 4.1-416)\n\nA. No winery shall require any wholesaler to waive compliance with any provision\nof this chapter. Any contract or agreement purporting to do so is void and\nunenforceable to the extent of the waiver or variance. Nothing in this chapter\nshall limit or prohibit good faith settlements of disputes voluntarily entered\ninto between the parties.\n\nB. Any contract between a winery and a wine wholesaler pursuant to which the\nwholesaler is to market the winery&#8217;s products in the Commonwealth shall be\ngoverned by the laws of the Commonwealth as the place of performance,\nnotwithstanding the fact that such contract may have been made in another state\nor the fact that such contract may provide that it is to be governed by the laws\nof another state.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 4-118.37; 1985, c. 542, \u00a7 4-118.57; 1989, c. 10; 1993,\nc. 866.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}