Competition Commissioner Karel van Miert is set to launch a debate next Wednesday (22 January)…

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Series Details 16/01/97, Volume 3, Number 02
Publication Date 16/01/1997
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Date: 16/01/1997

...on the way the Commission scrutinises thousands of exclusive deals between suppliers of goods and retailers, when he unveils a Green Paper on vertical restraints. The current rules allow exclusive deals, such as those between pubs and breweries, and oil companies and service stations, to be granted exemptions, excluding them from Commission vetting. The paper is understood to recommend several options which include leaving the rules unchanged; easing the process for winning exemptions; or only allowing automatic exemptions for firms with a low market share.

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