Commission opens consultation on territorial supply constraints

The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather stakeholders and citizens' views on planned action to address territorial supply constraints.

Territorial supply constraints are practices used by certain large manufacturers to restrict retailers or wholesalers from purchasing goods in one EU country and reselling them in another. Such practices may limit consumer choice and contribute to significant price differences for everyday consumer goods across the EU.

Territorial supply constraints in retail and wholesale were identified as one of the 'Terrible Ten', the most harmful barriers to the Single Market, in the Single Market Strategy adopted in May 2025. The Commission has committed to developing tools to address unjustified territorial supply constraints in cases falling outside the scope of competition law.

The consultation invites retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, public authorities, consumers, civil society organisations and academia to share their views and experiences via the Have Your Say portal. The contributions will feed into the ongoing impact assessment and inform the proposed policy options. They will complement the input to the call for evidence gathered between 5 March and 24 April.

The public consultation is initially published only in English and will remain open for contributions for a period of 12 weeks. Other language versions will follow.

The 12-week consultation period will restart once all EU language versions are available.