• Indispensable tool for drafting or reviewing vertical agreements
• Practical solutions to commercial problems
• Complete coverage of EC competition law applicable to distribution agreements
• Detailed analysis of the general block exemption for vertical agreements (Regulation 2790/99), the motor vehicle block exemption (Regulation 1400/2002) and competition law aspects of other vertical agreements
• Easy to use with handy overviews of various distribution formulas
• References to sources in various languages

Readership: Practitioners specialising in competition and commercial law, reference libraries and academics

Part I Introductory
1: General Introduction
Part II Vertical agreements under Regulation 2790/99
2: Material Scope of Application of Regulation 2790/99
3: Territorial Scope of Application of Regulation 2790/99
4: Application in time of Regulation 2790/99
5: Hardcore Restrictions
6: Non-Compete Obligations
7: Frequently Used Distribution Formulas
8: Subcontracting Agreements
9: Disapplication and Withdrawal
Part III Vertical Agreements Outside the Scope of Regulation 2790/99
10: Distribution and Vertical Restraints
Part IV Motor Vehicle Distribution under Regulation 1400/2002
11: Motor Vehicle Distribution
Appendices
1: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 of 22 December 1999 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices.
2: Guidelines on Vertical Restraints (2000/C 291/01)
3: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 of 31 July 2002 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector