Exemption and Negative Clearance Assessments
Whether an agreement remains in the safe zone is often clearer from market conditions and how it is applied than from the wording of the clauses alone.
What we do
We assess cooperation, distribution, supply, joint projects, R&D, production, marketing and sector practices under competition law, and analyse exemption conditions and whether an application is needed.
Assessment headings
Block exemption scope and duration limits
Individual exemption analysis
Need for a negative clearance application
Joint production, R&D and marketing structures
Trade association and standard-setting activity
Deliverables
Exemption assessment note · Filing-need analysis · Contract/practice proposals · Process timetable
Who it is for
Undertakings planning cooperation or joint projects, sector platforms, and companies that want existing arrangements to remain in the safe zone.