This Order is a block exemption Order under section 6 of the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) (“the Act”). It gives effect to the recommendation of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) that certain technology transfer agreements (as defined in article 3(2) of the Order) constitute a category of agreements which are likely to be exempt from the prohibition against anti-competitive agreements in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Act (“the Chapter I prohibition”).