On June 1, 2022, the European Commission’s new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (“VBER”) and its accompanying guidelines (the “Guidelines”) came into force. The VBER provides a safe harbor for vertical agreements where the parties’ market shares are below 30 percent and certain conditions are met. Since the previous rules were drafted, the importance and prevalence of e-commerce has increased significantly. The new rules are designed to pr
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