Brussels, 27 May 2024
Today, the European Commission launched a Call for evidence to seek feedback on the scope and content of its evaluation of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation, as amended in April 2023 (‘MVBER’), and of the related Supplementary Guidelines, also as amended in April 2023 (‘SGL’).
The role of both the MVBER and of the SGL is to assist companies in the automotive sector to assess the compatibility of their vertical agreements with Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
The purpose of the evaluation is to gather facts and evidence on the functioning of this framework and to assess the extent to which it is still fit for purpose. The previous evaluation, which was launched in 2018 and ended on 28 May 2021, indicated notably that the motor vehicle market was likely to evolve in the coming years, due to the digitalisation of vehicles and new mobility patterns in particular. The MVBER is set to expire on 31 May 2028.
All interested parties can submit their views in any official EU language on the Commission’s Have your Say Portal until 24 June 2024. The feedback obtained will help the Commission prepare a public consultation planned for the fourth quarter of 2024.
More information on the MVBER review can be found here.