"Geo-blocking" designates the problem of customers not
being able to buy goods and services from traders located in a
different European Union ("EU") Member
State for reasons related to their nationality, place of residence
or place of establishment so that they are discriminated against
when they try to access the best offers, prices or sales conditions
compared to nationals or residents of the trader's Member
State1.
Regulation (EU) 2018/302 of 28 February 2018
("Regulation") bans geo-blocking and
certain other forms of discrimination. It entered into force on 22
March 2018 and became applicable across the EU on 3 December 2018.
Audiovisual services (e.g. the broadcasting of sports events) are,
however, excluded from its scope.
