The Super Bock judgment does not go as far as Leegin and merely recalls that pro-competitive effects may validly cast doubt as to the anticompetitive purpose of the agreement.

Super Bock has therefore equalised the Commission’s burden with regards to the assessment of RPM as an object restriction and the assessment of other object restrictions under Article 101 TFEU.

Portuguese brewing major Super Bock is to invest €10m ($10.5m) in its local Vitalis mineral water business. The money, to be invested between now and 2030, is to be used to “increase the ...