{"id":8123,"date":"2023-02-01T15:31:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T14:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thouvenin.com\/?p=8123"},"modified":"2023-02-10T12:53:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T11:53:58","slug":"distribution-newsletter-switzerland-lex-booking-the-new-article-8a-uca-as-the-first-gtc-content-control-in-b2b-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thouvenin.com\/en\/distribution-newsletter-switzerland-lex-booking-the-new-article-8a-uca-as-the-first-gtc-content-control-in-b2b-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Distribution Newsletter Switzerland \u201cLex Booking\u201d \u2013 the new Article 8a UCA as the first GTC content control in B2B-settings"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 1 December 2022 a new Article 8a of the Swiss Unfair Competition Act entered into force. The so-called \u201cLex Booking\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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Read the full newsletter: 2023-01-31-Thouvenin-Newsletter-Art_-8a-UWG-EN.pdf (pdf 161 KB)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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