The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Pre-existing agreements exempt by virtue of an EU decision U.K.

2.—(1) This paragraph applies if—

(a) immediately before [F1 IP completion day], an agreement is exempt from the Chapter 1 prohibition under section 10 of the 1998 Act by virtue of an EU decision M1 ; and

(b) the decision (as it has effect in EU law) has not expired or been revoked under EU law.

(2) On and after [F1 IP completion day], section 10 of the 1998 Act has effect in relation to the agreement without the modifications made by regulation 3(3), (4), (6)(c) and (8) of these Regulations.

(3) In this paragraph—

(a) “the Chapter 1 prohibition” means the prohibition imposed by section 2(1) of the 1998 Act;

(b) references to an agreement include a reference to a decision by an association of undertakings and a concerted practice.

(4) For the purposes of section 10 of the 1998 Act as it has effect by virtue of this paragraph, section 59 of that Act (interpretation) has effect without the modifications made by regulation 21(2).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 4 para. 2 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1343), regs. 1(1), 35(2)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 Agreements exempt by virtue of an EU decision are subject to an existing saving provision under regulation 7 of S.I. 2004/1261.