In May 2022 the European Commission (EC) adopted the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (Guidelines). See GT Alerts, The New VBER and Vertical Guidelines Explained: Key Takeaways, June 2022 and Distribution Agreements in the EU: Changes After VBER and Accompanying Guidelines are Revised, November 2021. The VBER continues
On 10 May 2022, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (Guidelines). The VBER entered into force on 1 June 2022 and is valid for 12 years. It allows for a one-year transitional period for existing agreements to align with the VBER and Guidelines.
On May 17, 2022, the European Commission (Commission) announced it had conducted so-called “dawn raids” (i.e., unannounced inspections) at multiple undisclosed companies in the fashion industry in several European Union Member States. The Commission has also sent out formal requests for information resulting from Commission concerns that companies may have violated the cartel prohibition provision
To make it easier to investigate, prosecute, and punish violations of restrictive measures in all EU Member States, on May 25, 2022, the European Commission (Commission) proposed making the violation of EU sanctions an EU crime. Simultaneously, the Commission proposed a new Directive on asset recovery and confiscation. If adopted, the new rules would contribute
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has adopted a wide range of sanctions against Russian and Belarusian individuals and companies, including restrictions on export and access to financial markets. In this context, the European Commission adopted on March 23, 2022, a Communication concerning a Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid measures to support severely
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a carbon-pricing system for imports into the European Union. The relationship between the CBAM and the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) would be complex.
The November 2021 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s antitrust newsletter provides clients and colleagues with significant developments in global antitrust and competition law, including updates from The Netherlands.