Strategic Lawyering 30 October 2017 | Soulier Avocats
Selective distribution: Recognition of the rights of suppliers to prohibit the sale of their products on marketplaces
The validity of clauses imposed by suppliers on their authorized distributors prohibiting the online sale of their products has given rise to numerous disputes in recent years. French and EC courts generally hold that such clauses are invalid because they restrict competition. Yet, in a decision dated September 13, 2017, the Cour de Cassation (French […]