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The EC Competition Law (Articles 84 and 85)Enforcement Regulations 2001

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Director to have regard to certain matters in relation to the disclosure of informationU.K.

30.—(1) This regulation applies if the Director is considering whether to disclose any information acquired by him under, or as a result of, any provision of these Regulations.

(2) He must have regard to the need for excluding, so far as is practicable, information the disclosure of which would in his opinion be contrary to the public interest.

(3) He must also have regard to—

(a)the need for excluding, so far as is practicable—

(i)commercial information the disclosure of which would, or might, in his opinion, significantly harm the legitimate business interests of the undertaking to which it relates, or

(ii)information relating to the private affairs of an individual the disclosure of which would, or might, in his opinion, significantly harm his interests; and

(b)the extent to which the disclosure is necessary for the purposes for which the Director is proposing to make the disclosure.

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