Vertical agreements and UK competition law under the VBER 2010 [Archived]
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Practice notesVertical agreements and UK competition law under the VBER 2010 [Archived]
Published by a LexisNexis Competition expert
Practice notes
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It was drafted for the previous Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation 330/2010 (VBER 2010), which was replaced in the UK by The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022 (VABEO) with effect from 1 June 2022.
The VBER 2010, which applied in UK law as a retained EU block exemption, expired on 31 May 2022 and was replaced by the VABEO with effect from 1 June 2022. Under Article 15 VABEO, there was a 12 month transition period (until 1 June 2023) to accommodate pre-existing vertical agreements already in force before 1 June 2022 which (immediately before 1 June 2022) satisfied the conditions for exemption provided in the VBER 2010 but which did not satisfy the conditions for exemption provided in the VABEO. This Practice Note is therefore for background information only.
For an assessment of vertical agreements under the VABEO, see further, Introduction to the application of Chapter I to vertical agreements and The Competition Act 1998
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Vertical agreements definition
What does Vertical agreements mean?
Vertical agreements, as set out in Article 1(1)(a) of the VRBE, are defined as agreements or concerted practices entered into between two or more undertakings operating for the purposes of that particular arrangement at a different level of the production or distribution chain, and relating to the conditions under which the parties may purchase, sell or resell goods or services.
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