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EU Rules

This section contains the main EU Rules of hard law and soft law applicable to commercial agency, distribution, franchising and related matters.

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Rules on harmonization of contracts
EC Directive 653/86 on Commercial Agents
EU Commission Report (96) 364 on Application of Article 17 of the EC Directive 653/86
NEW - Evaluation of the Council Directive on the coordination of the law of the Members States related to self-employed commercial agents / Refit Evaluation
European Code for Franchising
Rules on competition (antitrust)
EC Regulation 330/2010 of 20 April 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted Practices
EU Commission Guidelines on Vertical Restraints
Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (articles 101-102)
Former and new guidelines: a comparison
EC Regulation No. 461/2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector
Supplementary guidelines on vertical restraints in agreements for the sale and repair of motor vehicles
EC Regulation No. 1/2003 on Implementation of Competition Rules
Applicable law
EC Regulation No 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I)
Jurisdiction and recognition of judgements
EC Regulation No. 44/2001 on Jurisdiction, Recognition and Enforcement of Judgements
EC Regulation No. 1215/2012 on Jurisdiction, Recognition and Enforcement of Judgements