{"id":6000,"date":"2023-06-06T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/?p=6000"},"modified":"2023-06-06T15:46:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:46:59","slug":"europaeische-kommission-verabschiedung-der-ueberarbeiteten-horizontalen-gruppenfreistellungsverordnungen-und-horizontalen-leitlinien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/news-insights\/europaeische-kommission-verabschiedung-der-ueberarbeiteten-horizontalen-gruppenfreistellungsverordnungen-und-horizontalen-leitlinien\/","title":{"rendered":"European Commission \u2013 Adoption of the Revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6000\" class=\"elementor elementor-6000\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e192929 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src=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/European-Commission-Adoption-of-Revised-Rules-on-Horizontal-Cooperation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6002\" alt=\"EU Kommission Verabschiedung der \u00fcberarbeiteten Regeln f\u00fcr die horizontale Zusammenarbeit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/European-Commission-Adoption-of-Revised-Rules-on-Horizontal-Cooperation.jpg 825w, https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/European-Commission-Adoption-of-Revised-Rules-on-Horizontal-Cooperation-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/European-Commission-Adoption-of-Revised-Rules-on-Horizontal-Cooperation-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/European-Commission-Adoption-of-Revised-Rules-on-Horizontal-Cooperation-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a76e28a\" data-eae-slider=\"63925\" data-id=\"a76e28a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99081b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99081b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Commission \u2013 Adoption of the Revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal Guidelines<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f29e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5f29e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-685ec73 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Competition<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">News<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d50ae70 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>06.06.2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ec6c601 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMario Strebel, Fabian Koch\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d17332b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d17332b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-4d17332b{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fdab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6fdab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-e6fdab6{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcb7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcb7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 1 June 2023, the European Commission adopted the revised block exemption regulations on research and development (R&amp;D) and specialisation agreements, together with the revised horizontal guidelines. These rules shall provide undertakings with legal certainty when they cooperate with #competitors.<\/p><p>According to well established economics, horizontal cooperation often does not restrict competition, although certain parameters of competition (at some instances even prices and volumes) are coordinated between competitors in the context of such cooperation. On the contrary, they regularly lead to significant efficiency gains that could not be achieved by a single company. Such horizontal collaborations include, for instance, bidding consortia, R&amp;D cooperation, standardisation, information exchange such as benchmarks, purchasing pools, and sustainability guidelines.<\/p><p>The main changes of the revised rules include greater flexibility concerning specialisation and standardisation agreements, increased emphasis of innovation competition in the context of R&amp;D cooperation, new sections in the guidelines on mobile telecommunications infrastructure sharing agreements and bidding consortia as well as important clarifications concerning information exchange and purchasing agreements (namely regarding on top purchasing agreements and joint negotiating tactics) and a new chapter in the guidelines on sustainability agreements. The new block exemptions will enter into force on 1 July 2023, the horizontal guidelines following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU).<\/p><p>In Switzerland, there is no comparable set of rules. Combined with the formalistic approach taken by the Swiss courts and competition authorities following the Elmex toothpaste (Gaba) ruling of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, this notoriously creates a major legal uncertainty for companies operating in Switzerland (overcompliance and Swissfinish). In the interest of legal certainty and the protection of competition, it would be welcome if the Swiss competition authorities and courts were effectively to be guided by EU rules when applying Swiss competition law when it comes to horizontal cooperation. A corresponding clarification as with regard to vertical agreements would also be important.<\/p><p>More information about the horizontal block exemption regulations and horizontal guidelines as well as the relevant legal texts can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_23_2990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b3fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b3fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CORE Attorneys is a boutique law firm in Switzerland, focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/wettbewerbsrecht\/\">competition\/antitrust law<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/regulierung\/\">regulatory<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/vertriebsrecht\/\">distribution law<\/a> matters. Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/news-insights\/\">News &amp; Insights<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/core-attorneys\">LinkedIn<\/a> for regular updates on all our focus areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am 1. Juni 2023 hat die Europ\u00e4ische Kommission die \u00fcberarbeiteten Gruppenfreistellungsverordnungen f\u00fcr Forschung und Entwicklung (F&amp;E) und Spezialisierungsvereinbarungen sowie die \u00fcberarbeiteten Horizontalleitlinien angenommen. Diese Regeln sollen Unternehmen Rechtssicherheit bieten, wenn sie mit Wettbewerbern zusammenarbeiten. 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