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EU VBER 2022 vertical agreements drafting and compliance checklist: safe harbour criteria, dual distribution, online restrictions, RPM, territorial and customer limits, non-compete and MFN clauses, severance and transition

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This checklist outlines the key matters to weigh when preparing fresh vertical agreements, or revising current ones, to determine whether they qualify for the block exemption under Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/720, the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation 2022 (VBER 2022), together with the 2022 Vertical Guidelines.

It is not a full manual to VBER 2022; rather, it serves where a commercial lawyer seeks confirmation that a vertical arrangement sits within VBER 2022 (and any guidance released pursuant to it).

Introduction to EU VBER 2022

Any arrangement that influences trade or limits competition within the EU can fall under the ban on anti-competitive agreements in Article 101(1) TFEU.

That said, an agreement is not barred if it either:

  • qualifies for an individual exemption under Article 101(3) TFEU, or
  • falls within an applicable block exemption

Before 1 June 2022, the pertinent block exemption for vertical arrangements was set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 330/2010, the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation 2010 (VBER 2010)...

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