Last summer, a couple of months after the entry into force
of the European Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/720 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, the Italian Parliament enacted an important
provision on automotive distribution. Pursuant to Italian law dated
August 8, 2022, no. 108, which converted the Italian Decree no. 68
of 16th June 2022, the Italian Parliament has
regulated relevant aspects of the relationship between
manufacturer, importer and distributor; aspects that had been
(voluntarily?) neglected by the afore mentioned European
Regulation. Below a summary of the most relevant
developments.
