DLC NEWSLETTER 9: “VERTICAL” IN THE SPOTLIGHT: HARDCORE RESTRICTIONS RESALE PRICE MAINTENANCE
16 February 2022Certain types of vertical restraints are particularly likely to hinder competition and harm consumers. These hardcore restrictions will not benefit from the safe harbour provided in the VBER and will often amount to an infringement of Article 101 TFEU. Resale price maintenance (“RPM”) constitutes a prime example of such hardcore or black-listed restrictions.
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