SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION AND THE PROHIBITION ON ONLINE PLATFORMS: THE DUTCH NIKE CASE

20 October 2020

The prohibition on online third party platforms applied by Nike European Operations Netherlands (NEON) within its European selective distribution system does not violate the European ban on cartels. The Amsterdam District Court (District Court) came to that conclusion in a judgment of 4 October 2017. According to a judgment of 14 July 2020, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) concurred.

Read the full article by Eric Janssen here