Selective distribution

Distribution system whereby a supplier enters into (vertical) agree- ments with a limited number of selected dealers in the same geographic area. Selective distribution agreements, on the one hand, restrict the number of authorised distributors. On the other hand,...

Services of general economic interest

Services of general economic interest (SGEI) are commercial services of general economic utility, on which the public authorities therefore impose specific public-service obligations (Article 106 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union). Transport,...

Single branding

This term covers both non-compete obligations and quantity forcing. A non-compete obligation is an obligation or incentive scheme in a supply or distribution agreement which causes the buyer not to manufacture, purchase, sell or resell products which compete with the...

Specialisation agreement

An agreement between undertakings relating to the conditions under which they specialise in the production of a narrow or specific range of goods and/or services. Agreements on specialisation can contribute to improving the production or distribution of goods, because...

Specialisation Block Exemption

Originally published at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:335:0043:01:EN:HTML Commission Regulation (EU) No 1218/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to...