Vertical agreements in EU competition law / Frank Wijckmans, Filip Tuytschaever.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wijckmans, Richard, author.

Tuytschaever, Filip, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antitrust law--European Union countries.

Antitrust law.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Now in its fourth edition, this volume provides comprehensive and updated coverage of EU competition law applicable to vertical agreements. It offers insightful analysis of the new block exemption regime under the Regulation (EU) 2022/720 and the 2022 Vertical Guidelines, and the block exemption regime applicable to motor vehicle distribution.

"This book analyses the EU competition law regime applicable to vertical agreements. The analysis encompasses the general block exemption regime of Regulation (EU) 2022/720 and the sector-specific block exemption regulation for the automotive sector, Regulation (EU) 461/2010, as well as the accompanying Vertical Guidelines and Supplementary Guidelines. Business practice is replete with vertical agreements and any practitioner is likely to be asked to advise on the admissibility of certain restrictions of competition which are frequently included in such agreements. The book discusses these restrictions and the different distribution systems in which they can be found, including exclusive, selective, and free distribution, as well as franchising and agency. The book also reflects the increased importance of e-commerce and discusses the EU competition law regime applicable to online sales and advertising. Industrial supply agreements are given appropriate attention. The book combines academic analysis with examples from the author’s practice. It contains a road map to guide the analysis and appropriate contract language where useful. The more general concepts underpinning EU competition law serve as background to the analysis, so that the book is relevant for a broader audience as well"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Road map

Article 2(1) : scope of application of regulation 2022/720

Article 2(2)–article 2(7) : limits to the scope of application of regulation 2022/720

Article 3 : market share ceiling

Article 4 : hardcore restrictions

Article 5 : excluded restrictions

Article 6 (withdrawal) and article 7 (non-application)

Frequently used distribution and supply scenarios

E-commerce

Self-assessment of vertical agreements and related economics

Motor vehicle distribution.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 26, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Wijckmans, Richard. Vertical agreements in EU competition law.

ISBN:

9780191998836

0191998834

OCLC:

1501958094

Publisher Number:

CIPO000204723

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license