Jersey Competition Law Update: General Vertical Arrangements Block Exemption

The Government of Jersey has today (12 June 2020) published its response to a consultation on the potential introduction of a general vertical arrangements block exemption, together with a summary of feedback received.

In its response, Government has announced that it will now move forward with the introduction of such a block exemption.

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• Government is moving ahead with introducing a general vertical block exemption
• The block exemption will give participants in a vertical supply chain more certainty where they want to enter into exclusivity arrangements, and will save on associated regulatory costs
• Subject to exceptions, exclusivity and other related arrangements of up to five years (three years for fuel forecourts) will be permitted, provided the market share of both parties is 30% or less.