Case C- 306/20 Visma Enterprise [Archived]

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Case C- 306/20 Visma Enterprise [Archived]

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ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 19 November 2021; it is no longer maintained.

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OutlineCase C- 306/20 Visma Enterprise—a national reference from Latvia as to whether, amongst other things, an arrangement between a producer and a number of distributors (under which the distributor who was first to register a potential transaction with the producer enjoys Priority in progressing the sale process with the end user concerned for 6 months from that registration, unless the user objects) be regarded as an agreement within the meaning of Article 101(1) TFEU.
Latest developmentsOn 19 November 2021, the Court of Justice issued its judgment in which it suggested that the referring court needs to look at the terms, objective and context of an agreement to establish if it is clear breach of Article 101 TFEU. It the company’s distribution agreements are not a by object breach, then the referring court should assess whether they have the effect of harming competition.
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What does Priority mean?

The ranking of security interests ie the order in which each of the secured creditors can claim on the secured property in an enforcement or insolvency scenario. A deed of priority or intercreditor deed can vary the priority a security interest enjoys by virtue of general law.

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