Objective:

This seminar is part of ERA’s series of advanced training courses on EU competition law. It is aimed at providing a thorough update for competition law practitioners on the recent developments in the application of Article 101 TFEU to vertical agreements. 

Participants will be able to discuss the practical challenges in the assessment of vertical restraints and deepen their knowledge through workshop exercises and case studies.  

Key topics:

• Economic rationale of vertical agreements
• The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and Vertical Guidelines
• Recent trends in Article 101 TFEU enforcement in vertical cases
• Vertical agreements in the online platform economy
• Assessment of vertical agreements that are not covered by the VBER

Who should attend?

Staff of national competition authorities, lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel.