An expert team from HAVEL & PARTNERS has been involved in the Distribution Law Center (DLC) international project managed by the leading Brussels-based law firm contrast. The objective of this unique platform is to create a website where relevant information and rules regarding supplier-customer relations for more than 27 jurisdictions will be fully available in one place.
HAVEL & PARTNERS experts are involved in the preparation of an ongoing information service, including newsletters for foreign and domestic contacts. The purpose of these activities is to prepare clients and the professional public to the maximum extent possible for major changes in the field of distribution relations. In 2022, the Block Exemption Regulation and the rules for assessing vertical agreements will be significantly revised. This change will affect almost all distribution relations, which will need to be modified accordingly.
“This is a unique project focusing on competition and commercial law issues related to the distribution of goods in Europe. DLC has the ambition to become a universal legal hub for anyone wishing to distribute their goods in multiple EU countries. In one place, it provides basic information on the legislation and decision-making practice of competition authorities and courts in more than 27 jurisdictions in a clear and understandable form,” said partner Robert Neruda.
HAVEL & PARTNERS is the exclusive contributor to the platform for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It has joined other major European law firms cooperating on the project, forming an EU-wide network of experts in this field.
On behalf of HAVEL & PARTNERS, partner Štěpán Štarha, senior associate Radek Riedl, associate Vladislav Bernard and other experts in the field of setting up and adjusting distribution relations are working on the project together with Robert Neruda. Thanks to international cooperation, the project will offer a comprehensive overview of the legal aspects of distribution systems not only under EU law, but also under the conditions set out by individual national legal systems.
