Cartel law

Briefly, cartel prohibition means that companies may not make any agreements which do or may restrict competition. Such agreements may involve prices, discounts, exclusive markets and/or customers, parallel import, competition clauses, specialization, exploitation of patents, etc. The same applies to decisions made by employers’ associations.

Cartel law frequently plays a role in distribution, agency, franchise and cooperative agreements. Agreements that conflict with European or national cartel prohibitions are invalid. What’s more, companies risk incurring severe penalties imposed by competition authorities and civil claims by third parties.

Lawyers:

» mr. M.J. (Minos) van Joolingen
» mr. S.M.M.C. (Silvia) Vinken