Competition Law in Turkey: Block exemption on vertical agreements
Communiqué No. 2021/4 (Amendment Communiqué numbered 2021/4) Amending the Block Exemption Communiqué on Vertical Agreements (Communique No: 2002/2) (Block Exemption Communique on Vertical Agreements) entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette on 5 November 2021.
As per the Amendment Communiqué numbered 2021/4, the market share thresholds under the Block Exemption Communique on Vertical Agreements are decreased from 40% to 30%. With the amendment, in order for a vertical agreement to benefit from the block exemption, the market share threshold of the supplier in the relevant market concerning the goods and services provided, shall not exceed 30%. For the vertical agreements where a sole (exclusive) purchaser is appointed by the supplier, the market share threshold of the purchaser shall not exceed 30%.
