Territorial Supply Constraints (TSCs) refer to a range of practices used by brands and manufacturers that limit where retailers, wholesalers and distributors source their products – for example, preventing them from buying products from outside the country where they operate.
In this note, we explain (i) what TSCs are, (ii) how they are currently covered by EU competition law, (iii) what enforcement action the Commission has taken against them and (iv) possible future developments in this area.
Read more in this insight.