DLC - Distribution Law Center

We are excited to shine a spotlight on the Competition Team at Divjak Topić Bahtijarević & Krka Law Firm (Croatia). As we take on the role of DLC - Distribution Law Center ambassador for the next two weeks, we’re thrilled to share our team’s contributions and further expand the DLC outreach! 👥 The key members of our well-established team: Mario Krka, senior partner Ana-Maria Sunko Perić, attorney at law Dominik Glavina, attorney at law As a team, we are working hard to not only provide the highest level of legal expertise, but do so with integrity, openness and partner-like approach. We serve our clients across many sectors, and are very grateful for their feedback, helping us regularly get placed in tier 1 of Croatian law firms. Legal 500: ‘DTB competition team led by Mario Krka is an outstanding team with vast experience in a wide range of competition topics. They are knowledgeable, efficient, provide easy to grasp advice and are pleasant to work with.’ ‘Extremely experienced and accomplished antitrust law team. Professionally at the highest level throughout. Can adapt well to client requirements and find pragmatic solutions.’ Chambers & Partners: ‘Divjak Topić Bahtijarević & Krka offers a very quick turnaround and response time with precise execution and a proactive mindset of the entire process management. The team keeps the full picture of the deal in every aspect along with communications with the other party. ’ ‘Mario Krka is a leading figure in the market, providing advice on a wide range of competition matters. He has particular experience in merger clearance, distribution agreements and competition compliance advice. ’ We look forward to sharing our insights and updates on key developments in vertical agreements. Stay tuned for more! In the meantime, you can learn more about DTB here: https://dtb.hr/ #DLC #DTB #CompetitionLaw #Distribution #VerticalAgreements

🚨 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐋𝐂 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 - 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 #𝟑: 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐛𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫 🚨 In today’s legal update we highlight the Liebherr case! 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 📌 • In early 2021, Liebherr, a German retailer of household appliances, introduced sales contracts including a new rebate scheme. • The German Federal Cartel Office (‘FCO’) investigated the rebate scheme, finding that the conditions for online sales were significantly more demanding than those for offline sales, disadvantaging both online and hybrid retailers. For example, online shops had to ensure a specific delivery timeframe for out-of-stock products ordered by customers, provide various payment options and a helpdesk had to be reachable between 9am and 8pm on Sundays and holidays. 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⚖️ The FCO found no objective justification for these practices and deemed them obstructive to online distribution. Liebherr agreed to align online performance criteria with those for offline sellers, leading to the termination of the investigation. More facts about this case can be found on the DLC website (https://lnkd.in/efYtx_XP). #dlc #Liebherr #ECommerce #rebate #FCO

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬: 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐚 The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic has recently concluded its investigation into the retransmission of Czech TV broadcasts in Slovakia. The case touches on important issues around exclusive broadcasting licenses. Our latest article, written by our Slovak contributor HAVEL & PARTNERS, explores the Authority’s findings and recommendations. These include suggestions for operators and broadcasters to respect licensing agreements while continuing to provide a diverse range of content to viewers. Interested in the full analysis? Read more on the Distribution Law Center website: https://lnkd.in/euzyWRkE. #slovakia #investigation #licensing #SlovakCompetitionAuthority #analysis

🚨 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬🚨   The Distribution Law Center is pleased to invite you to our yearly update on verticals.   In a 2-hour online lunch session, we will give you our key take aways for 2023-2024. The past year has been a productive one, both at the EU and national level, and this year’s session will include a practical Q&A on topics such as:   ☛ Resale price maintenance, with EU and national cases in Super Bock, Le Creuset and Samsung. ☛ Territorial and customer restrictions, with the Commission’s hefty fine on Mondelez. ☛ Online sales and advertising restrictions, with EU and national cases in Booking.com, Rolex and Caudalie. ☛ Information exchange in (dual) distribution relations.   Some questions which contributors of the Distribution Law Center discussed with the ‘verticals’ case team of DG COMP will also be addressed.   𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 10 October 2024 ⏰ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 12:00 - 14:00 CET 🔗 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦: Microsoft Teams 🌐 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨: Visit the DLC website (https://lnkd.in/e8aeBdnF) for all practical information. 💰 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭? Subscribe via the following link (https://lnkd.in/eWGQvyXr) 🔗 #dlc #distribution #verticals #OnlineEvent #update

🌟 𝐃𝐋𝐂 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 #𝟔 - 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬🌟   The Distribution Law Center website has an ‘events page’, did you know? There you will not only find information about all our upcoming events, but also recordings and documentation of past events. So, should you have missed one of our events, no worries! You can watch the recordings at your own pace. 🎥   Next event in line: our yearly update on verticals during which we discuss the most pertinent topics and developments that business should remember from past year.   Keep an eye on our website in the coming days as we will be announcing new details about this webinar. Hope to see you there!   #dlc #events #webinars #ProfessionalDevelopment #distribution

🔍 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐋𝐂 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 - 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 #𝟐: 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐯 𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐞 (𝟐𝟎𝟎.𝟐𝟑𝟏.𝟕𝟔𝟒/𝟎𝟏) 🔍 Time to highlight another case card! Are you familiar with the Dutch Action Sport v. Nike case? 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 📌 • Nike terminated its distribution agreement with its Italian distributor Action Sport for breaching its selective retailer distribution policy by selling Nike products on Amazon, which was an unauthorized platform. • The policy stipulated that distributors could only sell products online through their own websites, authorized resellers, or authorized third-party platforms. By not adhering to this, Action Sport breached its distribution agreement. • Action Sport contested the termination, arguing that Nike’s selective distribution system did not meet the Metro criteria and violated Article 6 of the Dutch Competition Act, as Nike’s products are not luxury items. 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⚖️ Both the District Court of Amsterdam (October 2017) and the Court of Appeal (July 2020) ruled in favor of Nike, determining that their selective distribution policy did not constitute a hardcore restriction. The Court of Appeal hereby referenced to the ECJ’s Coty judgment clarifying that selective distribution systems are not limited to luxury products. Check out the case card on the DLC platform (https://lnkd.in/eTK-2wxf) to examine all the details of this case! #LegalUpdate #CompetitionLaw #Distribution #Nike #ActionSport

🎉 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬! 🎉   We are thrilled to announce that our LinkedIn community has grown to 2000 followers! 🚀   A huge thank you to our contributors and followers for your support and engagement. This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without you.   We’re excited about the future and can’t wait to share more updates and insights with you.   Stay tuned for more exciting content!   Here’s to many more milestones together! 🥂 #dlc #followers #distribution #milestone

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 🍷 On 17 July 2024 the French Competition Authority has imposed a 500,000 EUR fine on Domaine d’Uby and its parent company for engaging in resale price maintenance. This decision follows an investigation into practices between March 2015 and October 2018. Domaine d’Uby imposed recommended resale prices on its distributors, restricting their pricing freedom. The Authority’s investigation also revealed that non-compliant distributors faced penalties, including delayed deliveries. 🌐 Interested to read more about this case? Have a look at the DLC website (https://lnkd.in/eKNsbumj) and check out our news item written by Vertice #competitionlaw #resalepricemaintenance #RPM #France #wine

𝐃𝐋𝐂 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 #𝟓 – 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 🔍   Did you know that our platform features an intelligent search tool that simplifies your navigation through our website?   Just type in your search keyword and discover the relevant resources.   Our website categorizes results into articles, legislation, publications, and events, enabling you to conduct a more focused search.   ▶️ Watch the video below to explore this useful tool available on distributionlawcenter.com #dlc #distribution #video #search #research

🔍 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐋𝐂 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 - 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 #𝟏: 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.𝐜𝐨𝐦 (𝐊𝐕𝐑 𝟓𝟒/𝟐𝟎) 🔍   Did you know that the Distribution Law Center's platform features crisp and easy-to-understand case cards of landmark cases in the field of distribution law?   This summer, we will highlight some of the cases from our collection.   First up is the 2021 landmark decision on Booking.com’s narrow best price clause.   𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 📌    • Booking.com applied a narrow best price clause which restricted hotels from offering more competitive prices or better conditions on their own websites, offline and on competing platforms compared to Booking.com’s platform.    • In 2015 the German Federal Cartel Office prohibited Booking.com from continuing to apply such clause.  • While the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf initially overturned the Federal Cartel Office’s decision, the German Federal Court of Justice reinstated it, declaring that such narrow best price clause breached Article 101(1) TFEU.  • The Federal Court of Justice concluded that the clause was not a necessary ancillary restraint for Booking.com’s primary activity, and therefore, not exempted from Article 101(1) TFEU.   👉 Interested in more details? For an in-depth look, check out the case card (https://lnkd.in/eswT4Gat) on our platform.   Stay tuned as we continue to highlight more landmark cases. #Booking #Germany #GermanFederalCartelOffice #CaseCard