5(1)The Chapter I prohibition does not apply to an agreement to the extent to which it is made in order to comply with a legal requirement.U.K.
(2)The Chapter II prohibition does not apply to conduct to the extent to which it is engaged in an order to comply with a legal requirement.
(3)In this paragraph “legal requirement” means a requirement—
(a)imposed by or under any enactment in force in the United Kingdom;
(b)imposed by or under the Treaty or the EEA Agreement and having legal effect in the United Kingdom without further enactment; or
(c)imposed by or under the law in force in another Member State and having legal effect in the United Kingdom.