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In those circumstances, the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Regional Administrative Court) decided to stay the proceedings and to refer the following questions to the Court for a preliminary ruling: ‘(1) On a correct interpretation of the [TFEU], may the agreement to which this case relates, between a producer and a number of distributors (under which the distributor [that] was the first to register a potential transaction with the producer enjoys priority in progressing the sale process with the end user concerned for six months from that registration, unless the end user objects) be regarded as an agreement between undertakings which has as its object the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the meaning of Article 101(1) [TFEU]? (2) Does the agreement to which this case relates, between a producer and a number of distributors, interpreted in accordance with the [TFEU], contain indications from which it can be found not to be exempt from the general prohibition on collusion? (3) May the agreement to which this case relates, between a producer and a number of distributors, interpreted in accordance with the [TFEU], be found to constitute an exception? Does the exception permitting the conclusion of vertical agreements which restrict active sales into the exclusive territory or to an exclusive customer group that the supplier has reserved exclusively for itself or has allocated exclusively to another buyer, where such a restriction does not limit sales by the customers of the buyer and where the market share of the supplier [Visma Enterprise] does not exceed 30%, apply only to exclusive distribution systems? (4) May the agreement to which this case relates, between a producer and a number of distributors, interpreted in accordance with the [TFEU], constitute a prohibited agreement on the basis solely of the unlawful conduct of a single economic operator? Is it possible to find evidence in the circumstances of this case, interpreted in accordance with the [TFEU], that a single economic operator participated in a prohibited agreement? (5) In the circumstances of this case, interpreted in accordance with the [TFEU], is it possible to find evidence that competition was reduced (distorted) within the distribution system, that there was an advantage benefiting [Visma Enterprise] or that competition was adversely affected? (6) In the circumstances of this case, interpreted in accordance with the [TFEU], if the market share of the distribution network does not exceed 30% ([Visma Enterprise] is a producer, and its market share therefore also includes the sales volumes of its distributors), is it possible to find evidence of negative effects on competition in the distribution system and elsewhere, and is that agreement subject to the prohibition on collusion? (7) In accordance with Article 101(3) [TFEU] and Article 2 [of Regulation No 330/2010, read in conjunction with Article 4(b)]: – does the exemption apply to a distribution system under which (i) the distributor (trader) itself chooses the potential customer with which it is going to work; (ii) the supplier has not previously determined, on the basis of clearly known and verifiable objective criteria, a specific group of customers to which each distributor will provide its services; (iii) the supplier, at the request of the distributor (trader), reserves potential customers for that distributor; (iv) the other distributors are not aware that the potential customer has been reserved or are not previously informed of that fact; under which (v) the sole criterion on the basis of which a potential customer is reserved and on which the resulting exclusive distribution system favouring a specific distributor is established is not a decision by the supplier but a request by that distributor; or under which (vi) the reservation remains in force for six months from registration of the potential transaction (after which the distribution ceases to be exclusive)? – should it be found that passive sales are not restricted where the agreement between the supplier and the distributor includes a term providing that the buyer (end user) may object to the reservation in question but that that buyer has not been informed of the term in question? Can the behaviour of the buyer (end user) influence (justify) the terms of the agreement between the supplier and the distributor?’