Retained Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations (R&D and specialisation agreements) Consultation
The CMA is consulting on its proposed recommendation that the Secretary of State replaces the two retained HBERs when they expire on 31 December 2022 with two UK Horizontal Agreements Block Exemption Orders.
The CMA is launching its consultation on its proposed recommendations to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regarding the retained Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations (retained HBERs). The CMA is seeking responses by 6 May 2022. The CMA is seeking responses by 6 May 2022 This follows on from our earlier call for inputs, which ran from 24 November 2021 to 11 January 2022.
These responses will inform the CMA’s final recommendation to the Secretary of State on whether to replace the retained HBERs when they expire on 31 December 2022.
Further information on the retained HBERs can be found on our webpage.
In accordance with our policy of openness and transparency, we will publish non-confidential versions of responses on our webpages. If your response contains any information that you regard as sensitive and that you would not wish to be published, please provide at the same time a non-confidential version for publication on our webpages which omits that material and which explains why you regard it as sensitive. When submitting your response please also let us know if you wish to remain anonymous.
The responses to this consultation will be shared with BEIS in order to facilitate consideration of the CMA’s final recommendation. In addition, responses to the impact questions will be used to inform the preparation by BEIS of impact assessments for any block exemption orders the Secretary of State may decide to make.
Please email your response to hbersreview@cma.gov.uk. You can also contact us with any queries using this email address.
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