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Except in the event of failure by any distributor<\/span> in the Commonwealth to comply with the material<\/span> requirements imposed upon him by a contract<\/span> or agreement with the supplier<\/span>, other than a failure caused by force majeure<\/span>; or except as may be required by an agency of the federal or state government responsible for regulating allocations of petroleum products<\/span>; or except as provided in \u00a7 59.1-21.18:4<\/a>, it shall be unlawful for any supplier<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To discontinue<\/span> monthly allocations<\/span> of petroleum products<\/span> to a distributor<\/span>, his successors in interest or qualified assigns provided that such successors in interest or qualified assigns meet the supplier<\/span>’s usual contract<\/span> acceptance criteria; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To reduce<\/span> monthly allocations<\/span> of petroleum products<\/span> to a Virginia distributor<\/span>, his successors in interest or qualified assigns provided that such successors in interest or qualified assigns meet the supplier<\/span>’s usual contract<\/span> acceptance criteria. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED ACTS (\u00a7 59.1-21.18:3)\n\nExcept in the event of failure by any distributor in the Commonwealth to comply\nwith the material requirements imposed upon him by a contract or agreement with\nthe supplier, other than a failure caused by force majeure; or except as may be\nrequired by an agency of the federal or state government responsible for\nregulating allocations of petroleum products; or except as provided in \u00a7\n59.1-21.18:4, it shall be unlawful for any supplier:\n\n1. To discontinue monthly allocations of petroleum products to a distributor,\nhis successors in interest or qualified assigns provided that such successors in\ninterest or qualified assigns meet the supplier’s usual contract\nacceptance criteria; or\n\n2. To reduce monthly allocations of petroleum products to a Virginia\ndistributor, his successors in interest or qualified assigns provided that such\nsuccessors in interest or qualified assigns meet the supplier’s usual\ncontract acceptance criteria.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 457.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}