001476468 000__ 07520cam\\22006617a\4500 001476468 001__ 1476468 001476468 003__ OCoLC 001476468 005__ 20231003174422.0 001476468 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001476468 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001476468 008__ 230902s2023\\\\sz\\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 001476468 019__ $$a1396064969$$a1396927628 001476468 020__ $$a9783031350245$$q(electronic bk.) 001476468 020__ $$a3031350243$$q(electronic bk.) 001476468 020__ $$z3031350235 001476468 020__ $$z9783031350238 001476468 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-3-031-35024-5$$2doi 001476468 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1395946769 001476468 040__ $$aYDX$$beng$$cYDX$$dGW5XE$$dQGK$$dEBLCP 001476468 043__ $$ae------ 001476468 049__ $$aISEA 001476468 050_4 $$aKJE6456 001476468 08204 $$a343.240721$$223/eng/20230913 001476468 1001_ $$aRohrssen, Benedikt. 001476468 24510 $$aVBER 2022 :$$bEU competition law for vertical agreements : digital, dual, exclusive and selective distribution plus franchising /$$cBenedikt Rohrßen. 001476468 260__ $$aCham :$$bSpringer,$$c2023. 001476468 300__ $$a1 online resource 001476468 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001476468 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001476468 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001476468 4901_ $$aLaw for Professionals 001476468 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 001476468 5050_ $$aIntro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: EU Competition Law at a Glance -- 1.1 Why EU Competition Law Matters -- 1.2 Where EU Competition Law Matters -- 1.2.1 European Union -- 1.2.2 European Economic Area -- 1.2.3 Parallel Application of EU and National Competition Laws -- 1.2.4 Switzerland -- Example -- Example -- Example -- Example -- Example -- Example -- Example -- 1.2.5 UK -- Pan-European Distribution Systems -- 1.2.6 Rest of the World -- Competition Compliance Checks 001476468 5058_ $$a1.3 The Principle: Prohibition of Anti-competitive Agreements -- 1.4 Agreements Outside Article 101 TFEU -- 1.4.1 Agreements Between SME -- Competition Compliance for SMEs -- 1.4.2 Agreements of Only Local Effect -- 1.4.3 Agreements of Minor Importance -- 1.4.3.1 De Minimis Notice: Thresholds -- 1.4.3.2 The Market Definition Notice -- 1.4.4 Agreements Based on State Action -- 1.4.5 Agency Agreements -- Contract Drafting Advice -- Example -- 1.4.6 Intercompany Agreements -- Single Economic Unit -- 1.4.7 Agreements with Ancillary Restraints -- 1.4.8 Subcontracting Agreements 001476468 5058_ $$a1.4.9 Selective Distribution Systems Complying with ``Metro ́́ -- 1.5 Block Exemptions as Safe Harbour -- 1.6 Outside the VBER: The Article 101(3) TFEU Exception -- Appendix: Test Scheme for Vertical Agreements Under Swiss Law -- References -- 2: VBER 2022: The Safe Harbour for Distribution Agreements -- The Basic Test of Exemption Under the VBER -- 2.1 Article 2 VBER: Exemption for Vertical Restraints -- 2.2 Structure, Definitions, and Players of the VBER -- 2.3 Exemption of Vertical Restraints: Principal Scope -- Example -- Example -- 2.4 Exemption of Vertical Restraints: Re-Exceptions/Limits 001476468 5058_ $$a2.4.1 Agreements with Associations, Article 2(2) and Article 9 VBER -- 2.4.2 Agreements on Intellectual Property Rights, Article 2(3) VBER -- 2.4.3 Dual Distribution: Agreements of Competitors, Article 2(3) VBER -- 2.5 Information Exchange in Dual Distribution, Article 2(5) VBER -- 2.6 Hybrid Online Platforms, Article 2(6) VBER -- 2.7 Priority of other Block Exemption Regulations -- References -- 3: Articles 3 and 8 VBER: Market Share Thresholds -- 3.1 The Thresholds -- 3.2 How to Determine the Relevant Markets -- References -- 4: Article 4 VBER: Hardcore Restrictions-Black Clauses 001476468 5058_ $$a4.1 How (Not) to Restrict the Buyerś Sale Price -- 4.1.1 Whatś New for Price Maintenance? -- 4.1.2 The Principle: RRP Yes, RPM and MAP No -- 4.1.3 The Exception: Short-Time Measures, Efficiency Gains -- Example -- 4.1.4 Special Case: Agency Agreements -- 4.1.5 Special Case: Fulfilment (Multi-Level Distribution) -- 4.1.6 Practical Tips for the Exchange on Pricing -- 4.2 Exclusive Distribution Systems -- 4.2.1 Whatś New for Exclusive Distribution? -- 4.2.2 Restricting Active Versus Passive Sales -- Example -- Example -- Example -- 4.2.3 Shared Exclusivity 001476468 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001476468 520__ $$aThis 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 authors 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. 001476468 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 13, 2023). 001476468 650_0 $$aAntitrust law$$zEuropean Union countries. 001476468 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 001476468 77608 $$iPrint version: $$z3031350235$$z9783031350238$$w(OCoLC)1378375807 001476468 830_0 $$aLaw for professionals. 001476468 852__ $$bebk 001476468 85640 $$3Springer Nature$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-35024-5$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 001476468 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1476468$$pGLOBAL_SET 001476468 980__ $$aBIB 001476468 980__ $$aEBOOK 001476468 982__ $$aEbook 001476468 983__ $$aOnline 001476468 994__ $$a92$$bISE