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Distribution of new cars – no longer an issue for EU competition law? Cover

Distribution of new cars – no longer an issue for EU competition law?

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|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2021-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1804-1663 | Journal ISSN: 1213-2446
Language: English
Page range: 371 - 383
Submitted on: Oct 8, 2020
Accepted on: Aug 10, 2021
Published on: Dec 30, 2021
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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