JUN-10(1&2)

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 on vertical restraints. In a special two-part series, organized by Ioannis Lianos, we’re publishing nine comments. We lead off with four DG Comp experts presenting both background and a look at how these guideliness will be implemented. Yves Botteman & Kees Kuilwijk then offer a critique and su