Ten Points to Consider When Reviewing Regulation 2790/1999

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Joost Haans, Paul Lugard, Mar 12, 2009

Block Exemption Regulation 2790/1999 (also referred to as the “BER”), the single most important legislative instrument in European antitrust law in the field of mainstream vertical restraints, has been in force for more than nine years. The Regulation that provides for a safe harbor for distribution agreements and other types of vertical agreements involving firms with market sha