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Summer 2010, Volume 6, Number 2

JUN-10(1&2)
 |  Dec 21, 2015

In this issue: On April 20, 2010 the Commission adopted a new Block Exemption Regulation applicable to vertical agreements. At the same time, it adopted the contents of accompanying Guidelines…

How the National Competition Authorities’ Decisions Fed Into the Modernization of the EU Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation and Guidelines: The Example of the French Autority de la Concurrence
 |  Dec 21, 2015

Liza Bellulo, Umberto Berkani, Valerie Meunier, Jun 30, 2010 On April 20, 2010, The European Commission adopted a new Block Exemption Regulation on vertical restraints and its supplementary Guidelines. They…

New Kids on the Block: Retailer-driven Vertical Practices and the New Regulation of Vertical Restraints in EU Competition Law
 |  Jul 8, 2010

Ioannis Lianos, Jul 07, 2010 By integrating more fully the retailer power story, the new vertical restraints guidelines and block exemption regulation provide for a more equilibrated regime for vertical…

The New EC Block Exemption for Vertical Restraints: A Step Forward and a Missed Opportunity
 |  Jul 7, 2010

Paul Lugard, Theon van Dijk, Jul 07, 2010 Today, more than 10 years after the adoption of Regulation 2790/1999, much has changed. First, while the adoption of Regulation 279/1999 marked…

The New Verticals Block Exemption Regulation and Guidelines – Practical Implications
 |  Jun 30, 2010

Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Kristien Geeurickx, Jun 30, 2010 The new verticals block exemption Regulation and Guidelines came into force on June 1, 2010. Agreements which as of May 31, 2010 satisfied…

Internet Sales and the New EU Rules on Vertical Restraints
 |  Jun 30, 2010

Filippo Amato, Jun 30, 2010 Various questions arise with regard to the type of internet sales restrictions that a supplier can impose upon its distributors. For instance, should internet sales…

Europe’s Reform of the Regulatory Framework of Motor Vehicle Distribution
 |  Jun 14, 2010

Gregory Pelecanos, Jun 14, 2010 On May 27, 2010 the Commission adopted Regulation (EU) No. 461/2010 “on the application of Article 101 (3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of…

Vertical Agreements: New Competition Rules for the Next Decade
 |  Jun 14, 2010

Magdalena Brenning-Louko, Andrei Gurin, Luc Peeperkorn, Katja Vierti, Jun 14, 2010 On 20 April 2010 the Commission adopted a new Block Exemption Regulation applicable to vertical agreements (hereinafter “the Regulation”).…

Resale Price Maintenance in the Post-Leegin World: A Comparative Look at Recent Developments in the United States and European Union
 |  Jun 14, 2010

Andrew Gavil, Jun 14, 2010 The conventional wisdom today holds that the federal law of vertical restraints in the United States has been “harmonized.” Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s…

(Minimum) Resale Price Maintenance Under the New Guidelines: A Critique and A Suggestion
 |  Jun 14, 2010

Yves Botteman, Kees Jan Kuilwijk, Jun 14, 2010 During its recent revision of rules regarding vertical agreements, which culminated in a revised block exemption for certain such agreements and new…

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