The Competition Act 1998 (Research and Development Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Block exemption

5. Conditions, obligation and consequences of breach

   1. 4. Block exemption subject to conditions and obligation

   2. 5. Access to the final results

   3. 6. Access to pre-existing know-how

   4. 7. Joint exploitation

   5. 8. Thresholds, market shares and duration of exemption

   6. 9. Rules for applying thresholds

   7. 10. Hardcore restrictions

   8. 11. Effect of breach of conditions in article 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10

   9. 12. Excluded restrictions

   10. 13. Effect of breach of condition in article 12

   11. 14. Obligation to provide information and effect of breach

6. Cancellation and notices

   1. 15. Cancellation in individual cases

   2. 16. Notices in writing

7. Transitional and other miscellaneous provision

   1. 17. Transitional provision

   2. 18. Amendments to retained block exemption regulations

   3. 19. Review

   4. 20. Expiry

8. Signature

9. Explanatory Note