By Yasmine EDDAM
29 June 2025
Concluding a distribution agreement is a fundamental step in the life of a company, but drafting it can be fraught with pitfalls. The wrong clause can have serious consequences in terms of competition law. Regulation (EU) 2022/720, which came into force on 1 June 2022, radically redefines the framework for analysing vertical agreements, i.e. contracts signed between players at different levels of the production or distribution chain (supplier and distributor, for example). Understanding the implications of these agreements is essential if you are to secure your commercial practices. Our firm, experts in commercial and competition law, can help you decipher this essential text, which lies at the heart of the broader subject of vertical restraints in competition law. Background and objectives of Regulation (EU) 2022/720 This new European regulation, which replaces Regulation No 330/2010, did not come into being out of thin air. It is the result of a...
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