Consultation outcome

Merger and market remedies: Guidance on reporting, investigation, and enforcement of potential breaches

This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

The CMA has published the reporting, investigation and enforcement of potential breaches of its markets and merger orders and undertakings. The guidance has been amended following comments received during the consultation in 2020.

Feedback received

Barclays

ICLA UK

Joint Working Party (JWP)

Sainsbury's

Detail of feedback received

The CMA’s consultation received the following feedback from Barclays plc, In-House Competition Lawyers’ Association UK, Joint Working Party of the Bars and Law Societies of the United Kingdom and J Sainsbury plc.


Original consultation

Summary

The CMA is proposing to introduce new guidance to cover its activities in monitoring and enforcing compliance with final merger and market undertakings and orders.

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Consultation description

The proposed guidance does not represent a change in policy or approach, but codifies the CMA’s existing practice in this area, providing greater transparency for those within the scope of final merger and market undertakings and orders and their advisers and representatives.

Documents

Consultation document

Updates to this page

Published 30 September 2020
Last updated 29 January 2021 + show all updates
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