It is an agreement that ensures that only a distributor, for a specific region, market, product or other company, has exclusive rights to market that product in that market. In practice, companies generally try to design their agreements so that they can invoke the exemption under the vertical regulation. An exclusive distribution agreement should benefit from the vertical regulation, provided that a) the liquidation period has. At the expiry or expiry of this agreement, the distributor has the right to sell the rest of its products and spare parts on a non-exclusive basis, provided such an inventory is available; However, provided that the distributor complies with all the conditions set out in this Agreement, including those that limit the distributor`s activities. The distributor`s rights under this section 10, point a), are expressly subject to the supplier`s ability to repurchase the distributor`s inventory of products and spare parts in accordance with Section 10, point b. The distributor sets the selling price and royalties to which supplier products are sold or conceded in the country. The distributor is solely responsible for the costs associated with the distribution of supplier products, including distribution fees, import duties, all bank fees, shipping and processing fees, installation or other operating costs, borrowing charges, transfer fees and other payment and tax charges, but which are determined , except that the distributor is not responsible for taxes based on the supplier`s revenues. This agreement constitutes the whole agreement between the parties on this subject and replaces all previous agreements and instruments in this area. If there is a discrepancy between the provisions of the exclusivity distribution contract and the provisions of Schedule A or Appendix B, the terms of the exclusivity distribution contract apply. This agreement can only be amended by a written instrument executed by duly accredited representatives of the parties. The first step is to consider whether the agreement could benefit from the exemption from minor agreements in the Commission`s communication. This de minimis communication applies to agreements that do not contain specific restrictions and exist between SMEs or that involve larger firms for which the parties` combined market shares do not exceed certain thresholds.