Distribution Newsletter Switzerland “Lex Booking” – the new Article 8a UCA as the first GTC content control in B2B-settings

On 1 December 2022 a new Article 8a of the Swiss Unfair Competition Act entered into force. The so-called “Lex Booking” prohibits parity clauses in GTCs between online booking platforms and accommodation providers. In our newsletter, we look at the background and effects of the new provision and show that it is significant in two respects. On the one hand, it introduced a (limited) control of the content of GTCs in B2B-settings to Swiss law. On the other hand, through this new provision Switzerland moved closer to its neighboring countries, who already knew similar provisions.

Read the full newsletter: 2023-01-31-Thouvenin-Newsletter-Art_-8a-UWG-EN.pdf (pdf 161 KB)

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