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Thursday, 10 May 2012

The US agencies “would love to explore the bounds of retail price maintenance” (RPM) and companies should expect aggressive treatment as the authorities look for a suitable case, David Wales at Jones Day in Washington, DC, said on a GCR panel yesterday.

Swiss authority investigates online retail restrictions

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Switzerland’s Competition Commission has opened an investigation of possible unfair conduct in the online retail of white goods.

DoJ joins states in e-books probe

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The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has begun to ask questions of companies active in the electronic book market as part of a federal inquiry into competition in the industry, GCR has learned.

In focus: the new vertical restraints regime

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Featured In: August/September 2010 (Vol. 13 Iss. 8)

The European Commission has ushered in new rules for purchase and distribution agreements, a decade on from its last review of the vertical restraints regime. Emily Gray examines the key changes to the regulation and guidelines – and the repercussions of those changes for the business community

Practitioners discuss aftermarkets

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Delegates at GCR’s Vertical Restraints conference yesterday discussed uncertainty about the application of the new block exemption regulation in aftermarkets. Emily Gray in Brussels

France calls for clearer verticals guidance

Premium Article - Friday, 06 November 2009

France’s Competition Authority has asked for clearer guidance on how the European Commission’s proposed guidelines on vertical block exemptions balance internet and traditional bricks-and-mortar distribution in a way that benefits consumers.

Jones Harbour backs European RPM policy

Premium Article - Friday, 18 September 2009

A US Federal Trade Commission official yesterday spoke in favour of the European Union’s policy on resale price maintenance (RPM), contrasting it with aspects of the US approach, in a speech at GCR’s Review of the Vertical Restraints Regime conference in Brussels.

AAI asks court to overturn Leegin dismissal

Premium Article - Thursday, 20 August 2009

The American Antitrust Institute has filed a brief asking an appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling and restart the long-running Leegin resale price maintenance case.

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