The Competition Act 1998 (Specialisation Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022
This Order is a block exemption Order under section 6 of the Competition Act 1998 (“the Act”). It gives effect to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (“CMA”) recommendation that certain specialisation agreements (as defined in article 3(2) of the Order) constitute a category of agreements which are likely to be exempt agreements as a result of section 9 of the Act. Agreements which fall within the category specified in article 3 of the Order are exempt from the prohibition in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Act (“the Chapter I prohibition”).
Lifecycle
Department
Made
05 Dec 2022
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In force
01 Jan 2023
Enabling power
The Secretary of State therefore makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(2)(a), (5), (6) and (7), 10A(1) and 71(3) of the Act.
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