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In our earlier GT Alert, we highlighted that on 1 June 2023 the European Commission adopted the revised Research and Development Block Exemption Regulation (R&D BER) and Specialization Block

Continue Reading EU’s New HBER and Horizontal Guidelines: Main Changes

Companies often point out that there is a tension between sustainability and antitrust/competition. They argue that European Union (EU) – and EU Member States’ national – competition rules

Continue Reading European Commission guidance for EU competition-compliant possibilities for cooperation between competitors in realizing sustainability objectives

In May 2022 the European Commission (EC) adopted the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (Guidelines). See GT Alerts, The New VBER and Vertical Guidelines
Continue Reading The New VBER and Guidelines: Issues with European Commission Approach to Agents Acting for Multiple Principals

On 10 May 2022, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (Guidelines). The VBER entered into force on 1
Continue Reading The New VBER and Vertical Guidelines Explained: Key Takeaways