Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 of 31 July 2002 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector
- No longer in force
- CELEX number: 32002R1400
- Official Journal: JOL_2002_203_R_0030_01
- Form: Regulation
- Procedure number: --
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Dates
Date of document: - July 31, 2002
- August 1, 2002
- October 1, 2002
- Entry into force - See Art 12.1
- October 1, 2005
- Partial application - See Art 12.2
- May 31, 2010
- See Art. 12.3
Modified by
Modified by:
- Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex II: List referred to in Article 20 of the Act of Accession - 5. Competition policy - detail
Modifies
Affected by case
- Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 26 January 2007. Auto Peter Petschenig GmbH v Toyota Frey Austria GmbH. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Handelsgericht Wien - Austria. First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure - Competition -Distribution agreement relating to motor vehicles - Block exemption - Regulation (EC) No 1475/95 - Article 5(3) - Termination by the supplier - Entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 - Need to reorganise the distribution network. Case C-273/06.
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 7 September 2006. VW-Audi Forhandlerforeningen, acting on behalf of Vulcan Silkeborg A/S v Skandinavisk Motor Co. A/S. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Østre Landsret - Denmark. Competition - Distribution agreement relating to motor vehicles - Block exemption - Regulation (EC) No 1475/95 - Article 5(3) - Termination by the supplier - Entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 - Requirement to reorganise the distribution network - Period of notice - Statement of reasons - Burden of proof. Case C-125/05.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 14 June 2012. Auto 24 SARL v Jaguar Land Rover France SAS. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation. Competition — Article 101 TFEU — Motor vehicle sector — Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 — Block exemption — Selective distribution system — Concept of ‘specified criteria’ concerning a quantitative selective distribution system — Refusal to grant authorisation as a distributor of new motor vehicles — Lack of precise, objective, proportionate and non-discriminatory quantitative selection criteria. Case C-158/11.
- A01P1LF
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 January 2007. City Motors Groep NV v Citroën Belux NV. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Rechtbank van koophandel te Brussel - Belgium. Competition - Distribution agreement relating to motor vehicles - Block exemption - Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 - Article 3(4) and (6) - Termination by the supplier - Right to refer the dispute to an expert or arbitrator or to apply to a national court - Express termination clause - Compatibility with the block exemption - Validity of the grounds for the termination - Effective review. Case C-421/05.
- A03P6
- A02P1
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 30 November 2006. A. Brünsteiner GmbH (C-376/05) and Autohaus Hilgert GmbH (C-377/05) v Bayerische Motorenwerke AG (BMW). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof - Germany. Competition - Distribution agreement relating to motor vehicles - Block exemption - Regulation (EC) No 1475/95 - Article 5(3) - Termination by the supplier - Reorganisation of the network - Entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 - Article 4(1) - Hardcore restrictions - Consequences. Joined cases C-376/05 and C-377/05.
- A10
- A04
EuroVoc Vocabulary
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- Competition principles
- Competition law
- Motor vehicle industry
- Vertical agreement
- Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices