Guidance

Guidance on the functions of the CMA after a no deal Brexit

Guidance to explain how Brexit will affect the powers and processes of the CMA.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 18 March 2019

This publication was withdrawn on 31 January 2020

This guidance was published to outline the CMA’s position if the UK left the EU without a withdrawal agreement in place. The government has now agreed a deal with the EU, and this guidance is therefore withdrawn.

Documents

Guidance on the functions of the CMA after a ‘no deal’ exit from the EU

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Details

This guidance explains how no-deal Brexit would affect the powers and processes of the CMA for antitrust and cartel enforcement, merger control and consumer protection law enforcement after exit day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

This guidance will come into effect on exit day only in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a Brexit deal and The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/93) come into effect.

The CMA shall in no way be bound by this guidance unless and until such events occur.

If the UK does not leave the EU in a ‘no deal’ scenario, this guidance will be withdrawn.

Published 18 March 2019