Selective Distribution of Branded and Luxury Products and the Conjuncture of Online and Offline Commerce in the Light of the European Commission’s Revision of the Vertical Restraints Regime

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Andres Font Galarza, Constantin Gissler, Mar 12, 2009

The European Commission is currently working on the revision of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 on the application of Article 81(3) EC to certain categories of vertical agreements (“vBER”) and the respective Guidelines as the current rules will expire on May 31, 2010. A major issue in this revision is the question of how to deal with online commerce that