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Competition Act 98 guidance: CMA investigations and procedures
Information on CMA investigation procedures, prosecutions and the application of competition law.
You can also visit our Competition law guidance for advice for businesses on complying with competition law.
Some of this guidance was originally published by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and has been adopted by the CMA board. Please see individual publication pages for full details.
CMA investigations and prosecutions
- The CMA’s investigation procedures in Competition Act 1998 cases: CMA8
- Cartel offence prosecution: CMA9
- Appropriate CA98 penalty calculation: CMA73
- Approval of redress schemes for competition law infringements
- Memorandum of understanding between the CMA and the Crown Office, Scotland
- The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England and Wales and supporting public information materials
Application of competition law
- Abuse of a dominant position: OFT402
- Agreements and concerted practices: OFT401
- Assessment of market power: OFT415
- Market definition: OFT403
- Services of general economic interest exclusion: OFT421
- Trade associations and professional/self-regulating bodies and competition law: OFT408
- Vertical agreements: OFT419
Cartels and leniency
Private litigation
Warning and advisory letters
Published 31 March 2014