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The New VBER and Vertical Guidelines Explained: Key Takeaways

By Hans Urlus & Chazz Sutherland on June 16, 2022
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On 10 May 2022, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (Guidelines). The VBER entered into force on 1 June 2022 and is valid for 12 years. It allows for a one-year transitional period for existing agreements to align with the VBER and Guidelines.

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Photo of Hans Urlus Hans Urlus

Hans Urlus focuses his practice on antitrust and competition issues affecting clients in various industry sectors, and handles competition matters on both the domestic and cross-border level, with a concentration on vertical competition law issues regarding market entry strategies. Hans has vast experience…

Hans Urlus focuses his practice on antitrust and competition issues affecting clients in various industry sectors, and handles competition matters on both the domestic and cross-border level, with a concentration on vertical competition law issues regarding market entry strategies. Hans has vast experience advising clients on EU and national competition law, and EU regulatory issues, including handling complex multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions.

Hans also coordinates inbound and outbound FDI with respect to China and represents international clients in all legal and regulatory aspects of international trade, commercial agency, and franchise and distribution law issues. He is also involved in litigation and arbitration in relation to these matters. In addition, Hans also counsels various multinational clients on Dutch corporate law and governance obligations regarding holding activities.

Hans also deals with other regulatory aspects of EU law and the Dutch implementation thereof, such as the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act (in Dutch: Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme (Wwft)).

With more than 30 years of experience in the regulatory field, Hans has advised on numerous cases involving the introduction of various regulated products into the EU market.

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Photo of Chazz Sutherland Chazz Sutherland

Chazz Sutherland is a member of the Corporate Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Amsterdam office. She focuses her practice on virtually all aspects of international trade, commercial agency, franchise and distribution, with a focus on EU and national competition law and EU regulatory issues…

Chazz Sutherland is a member of the Corporate Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Amsterdam office. She focuses her practice on virtually all aspects of international trade, commercial agency, franchise and distribution, with a focus on EU and national competition law and EU regulatory issues, corporate transactions, and commercial contracting.

Chazz holds an LL.M. degree in commercial and corporate law from the University of Maastricht. She also studied international taxation and intellectual property law during an exchange program at York University – Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada. Chazz is a member of the Dutch Bar Association.

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    Antitrust, Competition and Trade
  • Blog:
    GT Amsterdam Law Blog
  • Organization:
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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