Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 of 22 December 1999 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices (Text with EEA relevance) Basic information CELEX number: 31999R2790Official Journal: JOL_1999_336_R_0021_006 Form: Regulation Procedure number: --Languages: bg cs da de el en et fi fr hu it lv lt mt nl pl pt ro sk sl es sv Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: January 1, 2000 Entry into force - See Art 13 Application - Art 12.1 See Art 13 June 1, 2000 Date of end of validity: Modified by Modified by: Modifies Affected by case Case C-506/07: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 3 September 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de La Coruña — Spain) — Lubricantes y Carburantes Galaicos, S.L. v GALP Energía España SAU (The first subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Article 81 EC — Exclusive supply contract for motor vehicle and other fuel between a supplier and a service station operator — Exemption — Agreement of minor importance — Regulation (EEC) No 1984/83 — Article 12(2) — Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 — Articles 4(a) and 5(a) — Duration of the exclusive rights — Fixing of the retail price) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5 PT A) Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 3 September 2009. Lubricantes y Carburantes Galaicos SL v GALP Energía España SAU. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Audiencia provincial de La Coruña - Spain. The first subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Article 81 EC - Exclusive supply contract for motor vehicle and other fuel between a supplier and a service station operator - Exemption - Agreement of minor importance - Regulation (EEC) No 1984/83 - Article 12(2) - Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 - Articles 4(a) and 5(a) - Duration of the exclusive rights - Fixing of the retail price. Case C-506/07. Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 February 2013. La Retoucherie de Manuela, S. L. v La Retoucherie de Burgos, S. C. Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure — Competition — Agreements between undertakings — Article 81 EC — Block exemption for vertical agreements — Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 — Article 5(b) — Non-compete obligation imposed on the buyer upon expiry of a franchise agreement — Premises and land from which the buyer has operated during the contract period. Case C‑117/12. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 April 2009. Pedro IV Servicios SL v Total España SA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona - Spain. Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Article 81 EC - Exclusive distribution agreement for motor-vehicle fuels and other fuels - Exemption - Regulation (EEC) No 1984/83 - Article 12(2) - Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 - Articles 4(a) and 5(a) - Period of exclusivity - Retail price-fixing. Case C-260/07. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 October 2011. Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique SAS v Président de l’Autorité de la concurrence and Ministre de l’Économie, de l’Industrie et de l’Emploi. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour d'appel de Paris - France. Article 101(1) and (3) TFEU - Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 - Articles 2 to 4 - Competition - Restrictive practice - Selective distribution network - Cosmetics and personal care products - General and absolute ban on internet sales - Ban imposed by the supplier on authorised distributors. Case C-439/09. Case C-260/07: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 April 2009 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona (Spain)) — Pedro IV Servicios SL v Total España SA (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Article 81 EC — Exclusive distribution agreement for motor-vehicle fuels and other fuels — Exemption — Regulation (EEC) No 1984/83 — Article 12(2) — Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 — Articles 4(a) and 5(a) — Period of exclusivity — Retail price-fixing) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5 PT A) Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 4 December 2014. Estación de Servicio Pozuelo 4, SL v GALP Energía España SAU. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Article 81 EC — Exclusive distribution agreement for motor-vehicle fuels and other fuels — Regulation (EEC) No 1984/83 — Article 12(2) — Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 — Articles 4(a) and 5(a) — Period of exclusivity — Agreement of minor importance. Case C‑384/13. Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 27 March 2014. Bright Service SA v Repsol Comercial de Produtos Petrolíferos SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Article 81 EC — Exclusive purchasing agreement — Exemption — Regulation (EEC) No 1984/83 — Agreement to which the exemption applies — Regulation (EC) No 2790/1999 — Agreement to which the exemption does not apply — Temporal effects of the exemption. Case C‑142/13. Legal basis EuroVoc Vocabulary Agreements, decisions and concerted practices Competition policy Competition Competition principles Vertical agreement