Download or read book Guide to the EU Block Exemption for Vertical Agreements written by Martin Mendelsohn and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revised EC policy on the application of competition law to vertical agreements is one of the most important developments in EC anti-trust for many years. The block exemption regulation, which came into effect on 1 June 2000, and the accompanying policy changes are crucially important for companies doing business in the European Union. Whichever route a business chooses to get its products to market, it needs to understand the impact of the EC rules. This guide provides a comprehensive and practical commentary on the new rules. The work contains the full text of the block exemption regulation, accompanying guidelines and other relevant Commission notices. Issues covered include: background to EC competition law and its application to vertical agreements; in-depth analysis of the provisions of the block exemption regulation; examination of how the rules apply to exclusive distribution; and selective distribution, franchising and agency agreements. The authoritative and in-depth analysis of the guide will be invaluable to in-house counsel, business people and practitioners involved in or advising on the distribution of goods or services in the EU.
Download or read book Regulating Vertical Agreements written by Maria Fernanda Caporale Madi and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vertical agreements represent a variety of supply and distribution contracts involving different market players, such as suppliers of diverse inputs, manufacturers, distributors and retailers. They gain particular significance in a global economy where technological advances are dynamic and are changing all the time. Such agreements are signed among businesspeople on a daily basis, and antitrust experts around the world are often asked to advise on whether they have any negative impact on competition or whether they infringe antitrust law. Taking into consideration the complex economic impacts of these vertical alliances, and the different market conditions that firms face in a wide variety of situations, the author proposes an in-depth examination of the following topics: resale price-fixing; geo-blocking clauses; exclusive and selective distribution systems; the concept of ‘economic efficiency’ in the context of vertical restraints; self-assessment of potential anticompetitive effects and antitrust risks; ex post control of vertical restraints; digital economies and its policy impact; alternative enforcement models under various institutional frameworks; the role and influence of political pressure groups. The book offers very constructive theoretical and political insights at the frontier between the disciplines of Economics and Law. By comparing two world’s leading antitrust jurisdictions, this book explores the lessons to be learned from the legal rules in the European Union and in Brazil, considering their promises and drawbacks, and formulates policy recommendations.
Download or read book Vertical Restraints Under EU Competition Law written by Nicolas Petit and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this paper is to provide a full account of the new European rules on distribution agreements adopted in April 2010, i.e. Regulation 330/2010 and its concomitant Guidelines on Vertical Restraints. In doing so the paper covers all aspects of the law in this field - with the notable exception of agency agreements - and discusses the development of the law since the 1960s to the present day. Such development is principally characterised by an increased focus on the economic effects produced by vertical restraints and a movement away from a strict form-based approach. The paper is divided into five sections. Following a short introduction, section II sets out the different types of vertical restraint commonly found in commercial contracts of a vertical nature and the theories of harm (such as risks of foreclosure and collusion) and pro-competitive effects ascribed to them under EU competition law. Section II discusses not only those types of vertical restraint that one may traditionally come across - such as resale price maintenance clauses - but also discusses two novel areas, namely upfront access payments and category management agreements which relate to the issue of buyer power. Section III offers a step-by-step overview of the method that in our eyes ought ideally be followed by agencies, firms and their legal counsels when engaging in a self asssessment - in the post notification era - of vertical agreements under Article 101 TFEU. Section IV deals with the issue of online distribution, which sparked intense controversy during the stakeholder consultation process. In line with commercial reality and the ubiquity of online commerce it is in our opinion entirely appropariate that the new law on vertical restraints now provides extensive guidance on the issue. Finally a brief conclusion is provided in section V.
Download or read book European Competition Law written by Lennart Ritter and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the European Union continues to sort itself out, it has been making rapid and significant changes in the rules of competition. This edition includes the latest decisions as of 1 May 2004 and is written for those who must immediately apply them to their businesses. Primary topics include the fundamentals of EC competition law and examinations of
Download or read book VBER 2022 EU Competition Law for Vertical Agreements written by Benedikt Rohrßen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tackles the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation ("VBER"). The VBER 2022 is the new playbook in Europe for vertical agreements. Vertical agreements, i.e. between parties from different levels of the production or distribution chain, are ubiquitous in the EU economy. Vertical agreements which appreciably restrict competition are, in principle, void, and subject to fines. By exception, agreements may already fall outside the scope of competition law or may be exempt if their pro-competitive effects prevail. Whether they do or not requires an individual assessment of each agreement, with respective legal uncertainty. The VBER, however, is the shortcut to legally certain vertical agreements because it exempts groups of vertical agreements from the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements. It therefore builds the practical core of distribution law. Only understanding and implementing the VBER ensures a compliant distribution set-up. This goes for all kinds of vertical agreements, especially: digital, dual, exclusive and selective distribution plus franchise. The VBER 2022 is intended to take into account market developments, in particular the strong growth in e-commerce. Digitalisation has reinforced the trend toward verticalization – and thus toward dual distribution. The VBER 2022 now "reboots" the existing playbook, making it fit for digital distribution. And this book shall help – as a shortcut to understanding the VBER – to quickly and easily pass the transition to the new rules. This book is written from the distribution / contract drafting perspective. It is born out of the author’s practice as German attorney-at-law and partner in the international law firm Taylor Wessing. This book aims at providing private practitioners, in-house counsels as well as officers within authorities and judges practical guidance on the “rebooted” competition law regime in the European Union, including many examples of provisions to be used, especially in distribution and franchise agreements. It also tables and checklists for creating new and adapting existing agreements to the VBER. This book has been written while accompanying the reform discussions and the introduction of the VBER 2022 as an author, speaker and private practitioner.
Download or read book Competition Law of the European Union written by Van Bael & Bellis and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 1618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Sixth Edition of a major work by the well-known competition law team at Van Bael & Bellis in Brussels brings the book up to date to take account of the many developments in the case law and relevant legislation that have occurred since the Fifth Edition in 2010. The authors have also taken the opportunity to write a much-extended chapter on private enforcement and a dedicated section on competition law in the pharmaceutical sector. As one would expect, the new edition continues to meet the challenge for businesses and their counsel, providing a thoroughly practical guide to the application of the EU competition rules. The critical commentary cuts through the theoretical underpinnings of EU competition law to expose its actual impact on business. In this comprehensive new edition, the authors examine such notable developments as the following: important rulings concerning the concept of a restriction by object under Article 101; the extensive case law in the field of cartels, including in relation to cartel facilitation and price signalling; important Article 102 rulings concerning pricing and exclusivity, including the Post Danmark and Intel judgments, as well as standard essential patents; the current block exemption and guidelines applicable to vertical agreements, including those applicable to the motor vehicle sector; developments concerning online distribution, including the Pierre Fabre and Coty rulings; the current guidelines and block exemptions in the field of horizontal cooperation, including the treatment of information exchange; the evolution of EU merger control, including court defeats suffered by the Commission and the case law on procedural infringements; the burgeoning case law related to pharmaceuticals, including concerning reverse payment settlements; the current technology transfer guidelines and block exemption; procedural developments, including in relation to the right to privacy, access to file, parental liability, fining methodology, inability to pay and hybrid settlements; the implementation of the Damages Directive and the first interpretative rulings. As a comprehensive, up-to-date and above all practical analysis of the EU competition rules as developed by the Commission and EU Courts, this authoritative new edition of a classic work stands alone. Like its predecessors, it will be of immeasurable value to both business persons and their legal advisers.
Download or read book Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK written by Barry J. Rodger and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-11-07 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK provides a focused guide to the main provisions and policies at issue in the UK and EU, including topics such as anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance, mergers and Brexit. The book’s contents are tailored to cover all major topics in competition law teaching, and the authors’ clear and accessible writing style offers an engaging and easy-to-follow overview of the subject for course use. The sixth edition provides a full update for this well-established title and takes recent developments into account, including those in the case law surrounding the concept of ‘object’ agreements under Art 101 TFEU, the concept of abuse under Art 102 TFEU, the treatment of online multi-sided platform markets, and the development of private enforcement. Chapters focus on the substantive laws of the UK and EU and demonstrate how competition law affects business including co-ordinated action, pricing behaviour, takeovers and mergers. Information is presented within a structured framework, complete with discussion of the UK enforcement structures following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The book includes a wealth of pedagogical features, including chapter overviews and summaries, discussion questions and further reading. Clear, focused and student-friendly, this book offers a comprehensive resource for students taking competition law courses and will be of interest to postgraduate students and legal professionals looking for an introduction to the topic.
Download or read book Regulating Competition in the EU written by Pernille Wegener Jessen and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 1101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated edition of a basic sourcebook and practice guide in EU competition law retains the first edition’s significantly broader perspective on EU competition law than most books in the field. It explains not only the traditional areas of competition law but also aspects of competition law that are of particular importance to practitioners. With its comprehensive overview of relevant provisions related to competition, among others, the authors shed clear light on the following topics and the interplay between these different areas of competition law: the prohibition of agreements which restrict competition; the prohibition of abuse of dominant position; the rules on merger control; the prohibition of State aid; the liberalised sectors such as energy supply, transport, postal services, and telecommunications; and the rules on public procurement. The chapters integrate an extensive number of sources, including new acts, new decisions and judgments, and new Commission guidelines, that help guide the interpretation of the underlying Treaty provisions. With its enhanced view of EU competition policy, regulation, and enforcement and its emphasAis on specific industry sectors, this book offers an unusually thorough view of aspects of competition law which play an essential role in regulating the conduct of undertakings and public authorities in the market. This new edition will continue to be of special value to any lawyer, policymaker, or scholar active in European competition law.
Download or read book Brexit and Competition Law written by Barry Rodger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-04 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the immediate and likely longer-term consequences of Brexit for the UK’s competition law regime and includes the competition and subsidy control provisions of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. It has been written to be of value to scholars and practitioners of competition law, whilst also providing a useful guide to readers with only limited understanding of competition rules. The book provides a detailed critical discussion of how Brexit impacts on five key aspects of competition policy in the UK: legislation, institutions and cooperation; antitrust rules that prohibit anti-competitive agreements and the abuse of a dominant position; private enforcement, in particular actions for damages; regulation of mergers and acquisitions; and State aid or subsidy control rules.
Download or read book Licensing Agreements written by Kojo Yelpaala and published by Springer. This book was released on 1988-01-19 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to EU Competition Law written by Peter Willis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introductory but thorough guide to EU competition law, covering the underlying economics, and the key substantive areas of anticompetitive agreements (Article 81), abuses of dominance (Article 82), the application to the most common types of commercial agreement, state aids, state measures limiting competition and mergers. It also examines the procedures under which the relevant competition authorities apply the rules, private enforcement of the rules before the courts, and minimising risk by implementing a compliance programme. The emphasis is practical rather than theoretical: the authors are practitioners in the field of competition law and economics, with many years’ individual and collective experience in the area. This will be an essential reference tool for practitioners, academics and students of EU Competition Law.
Download or read book Butterworths Competition Law Handbook written by Anna Battersby and published by Butterworths. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Butterworths Competition Law Handbook contains the principal UK and EU legislation relating to competition law, foreign direct investment and subsidy control, together with extensive coverage of European Commission guidelines, CMA and sectoral regulator guidelines, and UK and EU court materials. This year''s edition has been restructured to make navigation easier, and now contains 11 Parts.Part 1 (UK Statutes) contains the key, fully-updated Acts relating to competition law. It includes the Competition Act 1998, the Enterprise Act 2002, and the relevant provisions of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, the Water Industry Act 1991, FSMA 2000, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, and the National Security and Investment Act 2021. This year''s edition also includes the Subsidy Control Act 2022, which replaces the EU State aid regime in the UK.Part 2 (UK Statutory instruments) contains the most important Orders and Regulations made under the Acts included in Part 1. This year''s edition contains the Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022, as well as a new section relating to Regulations made under the Subsidy Control Act 2022.Part 3 (CMA & other guidelines) contains the key antitrust and merger guidance issued by the CMA, as well as sectoral regulator guidance. New and revised material in this edition includes:* CMA8: Guidance on the CMA''s investigation procedures in Competition Act 1998 cases (January 2022)* CMA2(revised): Mergers - Guidance on the CMA''s jurisdiction and procedure (January 2022)* Ofgem Enforcement Guidelines (March 2022)* CMA166: Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Order - CMA guidance (July 2022).This year''s edition also includes a new section containing the Subsidy Advice Unit''s guidance on the operation of the subsidy control functions (SAU1: November 2022), and new and revised 2022 guidance from BEIS on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.Part 4 now contains UK Court Materials. These include the Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015, and the Competition Appeal Tribunal Guide to Proceedings (2015), as well as new (2022) Practice Directions issued by the CAT. It also includes updated guidance on the service of documents on the CMA in court proceedings (July 2022).Part 5 contains Brexit-related materials. Relevant provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 are included, together with the ''Exiting the EU Regulations'' made under the 2018 Act. Other material in this Part includes CMA and Commission guidance relating to the UK''s withdrawal from the EU and the end of the transition period.Part 6 (UK COVID-19-Related Materials) contains the UK materials that are still relevant in this field - including CMA guidance and the CAT Practice Direction.Part 7 contains EU material and Retained EU material (except State aid materials). Relevant original EU legislation is included in full with, where appropriate, notes detailing how that legislation applies in the UK post-IP completion day. This edition contains a new section containing the 2022 EU Digital Markets Act, and other new material includes:* The 2022 Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation, together with the Commission''s accompanying guidance (June 2022)* Guidelines on collective agreements by solo self-employed people (September 2022)* Frequently Asked Questions on Leniency (October 2022)* The Commission''s revised Informal Guidance Notice (October 2022).Part 8 deals with State aid. As well as general materials, it covers: horizontal rules; sector specific rules (eg, transport, broadband, and agriculture & fisheries); specific aid instruments (eg, relating to state guarantees and tax); and SGEI. New and revised material in this edition includes:* The 2022 guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy* New Commission guidelines on State aid for R&D&I (October 2022)* The Commission''s Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid measures to support the economy following the aggression against Ukraine by Russia (October 2022).Part 9 (Foreign Direct Investment) is new for this edition and contains the EU FDI Screening Regulation, together with the accompanying FAQs.Part 10 (EU Court Materials) includes consolidated versions of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice and the Rules of Procedure of the General Court; the consolidated version of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU; and relevant Practice Directions, Recommendations of the Court of Justice, and advice to counsel.Part 11 contains EU COVID-19-Related Materials in so far as they are still relevant. These include the Joint statement by the ECN on the application of competition law during the Corona crisis (March 2020); Updated Commission guidance on the application of merger rules during the pandemic; and the Commission''s guidance on antitrust rules and Coronavirus (updated October 2022).Butterworths Competition Law Handbook presents the latest legislation and guidance in an easy-to-use format so you will be able to find information quickly and easily. It can be used as a standalone desktop reference. This is the essential reference source for lawyers, any firm of solicitors or in-house department that deals with competition law issues.
Download or read book EU Law Concentrate written by Matthew J. Homewood and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'EU Law' is a high quality revision guide which covers the key topics found on undergraduate courses. A number of pedagogical features help with the preparation for exams and suggest ways to improve marks.
Download or read book EU Technology Licensing written by Stephen Kinsella and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide to the EC Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation. The approach is practical; the author guides the reader through the answers to questions such as: does a licensing agreement raise competition issues?, and does it benefit under the terms of the Block Exemption?
Download or read book EU Competition Law written by David Flint and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the UK's decision to leave the EU in January 2021, UK business will need to continue to have regard to the provisions of the EU treaties on competition / antitrust matters if their behaviour has an economic effect on the European Market. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the relevant rules and caselaw drawn from over 40 years experience in this area of law. The author is a Scottish Solicitor and the contributor of the EU Competition Law section of the Stair Encyclopaedia of the Laws of Scotland and of Halsbury's Law of England. It is for solicitors giving advice to clients with international markets; for academics in this field; for students; and not just lawyers. For directors and secretaries of such companies looking for ready answers to issues they may have. Concerned about Prohibited Horizontal Agreements? Perplexed by Vertical Block Exemption Rights? Need a handy Guide To Procedures For Controlling Merger Operations Between Enterprises? This is the book for you.
Download or read book Essential EU law in charts written by Christa Tobler and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
