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Vertical Restraints – Case Work

Vertical Restraints – Case Work. Dr. Patrick Krauskopf Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO). National Training Workshop on Competition Policy and Law organised by CUTS International & Coordinated by CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition (CIRC), Namibia, 31 July – 02 August, 2007.

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Vertical Restraints – Case Work

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  1. Vertical Restraints – Case Work Dr. Patrick KrauskopfSwiss Competition Commission (COMCO) National Training Workshop on Competition Policy and Law organised by CUTS International & Coordinated by CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition (CIRC), Namibia, 31 July – 02 August, 2007

  2. Case Work Macchina (Switzerland) SA (Macchina) is the exclusive importer of Macchina brand motorcycles for Switzerland. It is a subsidiary, which its 100% shares are held by Veicoli Macchina s.a.r.l., Italy.

  3. Case Work In Switzerland, Macchina brand motorcycles are sold trough a selective and exclusive distribution network. This network is constructed in the following way:

  4. Case Work Macchina – official importer concessionaire branch concessionaire branch concessionaire Final sellers (regional active agents)

  5. Case Work • Two types of distribution contracts imposed by Macchina to its distributors: • Relations between Macchina and its concessionaires • Relations between concessionaires and final sellers.

  6. Case Work These two types of contracts respectively allow concessionaire and agent to deploy their commercial activity in a "first responsibility "geographical zone, in which they have directly or indirectly exclusivity for the implementation of any commercial establishment for sale or after-sales activities with permanent or provisional character.

  7. Case Work • Concessionaires/ agents conditions • Minimal stock • Achieve annual minimal sales objectives • Macchina provisions • Technical support • Commercial support • Publicity support

  8. Case Work Article 3.1 "... concessionaire (or agent) compromise to do the best efforts for sell every year the minimal amount of new vehicles established by common agreement and settled in Annex II of the present contract, which will be acquired directly from the importer or from an official Swiss or Lichtenstein agent ".

  9. Case Work Article 5.2 "... concessionaire (or agent) are not allowed to sell new or register vehicles for less than three months to intermediation enterprises, individuals or legal entities who buy for resale or which its main activity is equivalent to resale, unless they are accepted network members of importer to resale those vehicles, established in Switzerland or Lichtenstein".

  10. Thank you For further information, please do not hesitate to contact: Mr. Patrick Krauskopf:patrick.krauskopf@weko.admin.ch Ms.Katrin Emmenegger:katrin.emmenegger@weko.admin.ch

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