The EU Commission approves a selective distribution system for a French luxury perfume company (Givenchy)

THE COMMISSION APPROVES A SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR GIVENCHY* The Commission has adopted a formal decision under Article 85(3) of the EEC Treaty with regard to a standard form selective distribution contract, which defines the conditions for the marketing in the EEC of perfume, skin care and beauty products manufactured by the French company Parfums Givenchy [1]. The decision applies until 31 May 1997. The legal context of the case This decision confirms and completes the principles which the Commission had established within the framework of the Yves Saint Laurent Parfums (YSL) decision of 16 December 1991 [2]. Following a general