Coty judgment backs luxury manufacturers

Tom Webb and Malina McLennan

06 December 2017

Credit: iStock.com/carterdayne

The EU’s highest court has ruled that selective distribution systems that aim to preserve products’ luxury image do not violate European antitrust law by restricting third-party online platform sales, and confirmed that platform bans are not hardcore restrictions of competition.

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Tom Webb

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