commiss regul ec decemb applic articl treati categori vertic agreement concert practic text eea relev commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec march applic articl treati categori agreement concert practic amend regul ec articl thereof publish draft regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit regul eec empow commiss appli articl treati articl regul categori vertic agreement concert practic fall articl experi acquir date make defin categori vertic agreement regard satisfi condit laid articl categori includ vertic agreement purchas sale good servic agreement conclud compet undertak competitor associ retail good includ vertic agreement ancillari provis assign intellectu properti right purpos regul term quot vertic agreement quot includ concert practic applic articl regul defin vertic agreement capabl fall articl individu assess agreement articl account factor market structur suppli purchas side benefit block exempt limit vertic agreement assum suffici certainti satisfi condit articl vertic agreement categori defin regul improv econom effici chain product distribut facilit coordin particip undertak lead reduct transact distribut cost parti optimis sale invest level likelihood effici enhanc effect outweigh anti competit effect due restrict contain vertic agreement depend degre market power undertak concern extent undertak face competit supplier good servic regard buyer interchang substitut reason product characterist price intend presum share relev market account supplier exce vertic agreement type sever anti competit restraint gener lead improv product distribut consum fair share result benefit case vertic agreement exclus suppli oblig market share buyer relev determin effect vertic agreement market market share threshold presumpt vertic agreement fall scope articl give rise object advantag charact size compens disadvantag creat competit regul exempt vertic agreement restrict indispens attain posit effect mention vertic agreement type sever anti competit restraint minimum fix resal price type territori protect exclud benefit block exempt establish regul irrespect market share undertak concern order ensur access prevent collus relev market condit attach block exempt end exempt compet oblig limit oblig exce definit durat reason direct indirect oblig caus member select distribut system sell brand compet supplier exclud benefit regul market share limit exempt vertic agreement condit provid regul ensur agreement block exempt appli enabl particip undertak elimin competit respect substanti part product question case agreement fall regul effect incompat articl commiss withdraw benefit block exempt occur buyer signific market power relev market resel good servic parallel network vertic agreement similar effect significantli restrict access relev market competit cumul effect aris case select distribut compet oblig regul eec empow compet author member state withdraw benefit block exempt respect vertic agreement effect incompat condit laid articl effect felt respect territori part thereof territori characterist distinct geograph market member state ensur exercis power withdraw prejudic uniform applic common market commun competit rule full effect measur adopt implement rule order strengthen supervis parallel network vertic agreement similar restrict effect cover market commiss declar regul inapplic vertic agreement specif restraint relat market concern restor full applic articl agreement regul prejudic applic articl accord principl primaci commun law measur pursuant nation law competit prejudic uniform applic common market commun competit rule full effect measur adopt implement rule includ regul adopt regul articl purpos regul quot compet undertak quot mean actual potenti supplier product market product market includ good servic regard buyer interchang substitut contract good servic reason product characterist price intend quot compet oblig quot mean direct indirect oblig caus buyer manufactur purchas sell resel good servic compet contract good servic direct indirect oblig buyer purchas supplier undertak design supplier buyer total purchas contract good servic substitut relev market calcul basi purchas preced calendar year quot exclus suppli oblig quot mean direct indirect oblig caus supplier sell good servic agreement buyer insid commun purpos specif resal quot select distribut system quot mean distribut system supplier undertak sell contract good servic directli indirectli distributor select basi criteria distributor undertak sell good servic unauthoris distributor quot intellectu properti right quot includ industri properti right copyright neighbour right quot quot mean packag patent practic inform result experi test supplier secret substanti identifi context quot secret quot mean bodi precis configur assembl compon gener easili access quot substanti quot mean includ inform indispens buyer sale resal contract good servic quot identifi quot mean suffici comprehens manner make verifi fulfil criteria secreci substanti quot buyer quot includ undertak agreement fall articl treati sell good servic behalf undertak articl pursuant articl treati subject provis regul declar articl appli agreement concert practic enter undertak oper purpos agreement level product distribut chain relat condit parti purchas sell resel good servic quot vertic agreement quot exempt appli extent agreement restrict competit fall scope articl quot vertic restraint quot exempt provid paragraph appli vertic agreement enter associ undertak member associ supplier member retail good individu member associ connect undertak total annual turnov exceed eur million vertic agreement enter associ cover regul prejudic applic articl horizont agreement conclud member associ decis adopt associ exempt provid paragraph appli vertic agreement provis relat assign buyer buyer intellectu properti right provid provis constitut primari object agreement directli relat sale resal good servic buyer custom exempt appli condit relat contract good servic provis restrict competit object effect vertic restraint exempt regul exempt provid paragraph appli vertic agreement enter compet undertak appli compet undertak enter reciproc vertic agreement buyer total annual turnov exceed eur million supplier manufactur distributor good buyer distributor manufactur good compet contract good supplier provid servic level trade buyer provid compet servic level trade purchas contract servic regul appli vertic agreement subject matter fall scope block exempt regul articl subject paragraph articl exempt provid articl appli condit market share held supplier exce relev market sell contract good servic case vertic agreement exclus suppli oblig exempt provid articl appli condit market share held buyer exce relev market purchas contract good servic articl exempt provid articl appli vertic agreement directli indirectli isol combin factor control parti object restrict buyer abil determin sale price prejudic possibl supplier impos maximum sale price recommend sale price provid amount fix minimum sale price result pressur incent offer parti restrict territori custom buyer sell contract good servic restrict activ sale exclus territori exclus custom group reserv supplier alloc supplier buyer restrict limit sale custom buyer restrict sale end user buyer oper wholesal level trade restrict sale unauthoris distributor member select distribut system restrict buyer abil sell compon suppli purpos incorpor custom manufactur type good produc supplier restrict activ passiv sale end user member select distribut system oper retail level trade prejudic possibl prohibit member system oper unauthoris place establish restrict cross suppli distributor select distribut system includ distributor oper level trade restrict agre supplier compon buyer incorpor compon limit supplier sell compon spare part end user repair servic provid entrust buyer repair servic good articl exempt provid articl appli oblig contain vertic agreement direct indirect compet oblig durat indefinit exce year compet oblig tacitli renew period year deem conclud indefinit durat time limit year appli contract good servic sold buyer premis land own supplier leas supplier parti connect buyer provid durat compet oblig exce period occup premis land buyer direct indirect oblig caus buyer termin agreement manufactur purchas sell resel good servic oblig relat good servic compet contract good servic limit premis land buyer oper contract period indispens protect transfer supplier buyer provid durat compet oblig limit period year termin agreement oblig prejudic possibl impos restrict unlimit time disclosur enter public domain direct indirect oblig caus member select distribut system sell brand compet supplier articl commiss withdraw benefit regul pursuant articl regul eec find case vertic agreement regul appli effect incompat condit laid articl treati access relev market competit significantli restrict cumul effect parallel network similar vertic restraint implement compet supplier buyer articl case vertic agreement exempt provid articl appli effect incompat condit laid articl treati territori member state part thereof characterist distinct geograph market compet author member state withdraw benefit applic regul respect territori condit provid articl articl pursuant articl regul eec commiss regul declar parallel network similar vertic restraint cover relev market regul appli vertic agreement specif restraint relat market regul pursuant paragraph applic earlier month adopt articl market share provid articl calcul basi market sale contract good servic good servic sold supplier regard interchang substitut buyer reason product characterist price intend market sale data estim base reliabl market inform includ market sale volum establish market share undertak concern purpos articl market purchas estim thereof calcul market share purpos appli market share threshold provid articl rule appli market share calcul basi data relat preced calendar year market share includ good servic suppli integr distributor purpos sale market share initi subsequ rise level exceed exempt provid articl continu appli period consecut calendar year year market share threshold exceed market share initi subsequ rise exempt provid articl continu appli calendar year year level exceed benefit point combin exce period calendar year articl purpos calcul total annual turnov mean articl turnov achiev previou financi year relev parti vertic agreement turnov achiev connect undertak respect good servic exclud tax duti ad purpos account deal parti vertic agreement connect undertak connect undertak exempt provid articl remain applic period consecut financi year total annual turnov threshold exceed articl purpos regul term quot undertak quot quot supplier quot quot buyer quot includ respect connect undertak quot connect undertak quot undertak parti agreement directli indirectli power exercis half vote right power appoint half member supervisori board board manag bodi legal repres undertak manag undertak affair undertak directli indirectli parti agreement right power list undertak undertak refer directli indirectli right power list undertak parti agreement undertak refer undertak jointli right power list undertak right power list jointli held parti agreement respect connect undertak refer parti agreement connect undertak refer parti purpos articl market share held undertak refer paragraph articl apport equal undertak right power list paragraph articl exempt provid commiss regul eec eec eec continu appli prohibit laid articl ec treati appli period june decemb respect agreement forc satisfi condit exempt provid regul satisfi condit exempt provid regul eec eec eec articl regul enter forc januari appli june articl appli januari regul expir regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel decemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj oj oj