ECJ Competition – Exclusive purchasing agreements for ice-cream – Relevant market – Possible barriers to entry to the market by third parties – Trade between Member States – Comfort letter – Block exemption – Lawfulness of withdrawal of the exemption – Prohibition of conclusion of exclusive agreements in the future.
The agreements providing for the exclusive purchase of ice cream could be terminated on 6 months’ notice, the CFI held that, having regard to the economic and legal context and ‘the effective duration of the contractual agreements, which is around 2.5 years’, the agreements fell within Art. 81(1).
Citations:
T-7/93, [1995] ECR II – 1533, [1995] EUECJ T-7/93
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See also – Langnese-Iglo and Scholler Lebensmittel v Commission ECFI 8-May-1992
ECJ Where both granting a suspension of operation of a Commission decision prescribing interim measures relating to competition and refusing to grant such suspension would in practice have the effect of depriving . .
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Cited – Crehan v Inntrepreneur Pub Company (CPC) CA 21-May-2004
The claimant had taken two leases, but had been made subject to beer ties with the defendant. He claimed damages for the losses, saying he had been forced to pay higher prices than those allowed to non-tied houses, and that the agreement was . .
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European, Commercial
Updated: 06 June 2022; Ref: scu.172634