Closed consultation

Strategic review of CMA markets remedies

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 19 January 2026

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Summary

The CMA is seeking views on whether 33 markets remedies remain appropriate, and if not, if they should be amended or removed.

This consultation ran from
10:30am on 19 January 2026 to 5pm on 2 March 2026

Consultation description

You can see the full list of remedies under review either on the main consultation page or in the consultation document.

The remedies included in this strategic review are: 

Undertakings and Orders made under the Fair Trading Act 1973  

• Restriction on Agreements and Conduct (Tour Operators) Order 1987  
• Opium Derivatives Undertakings 1989   
• Television Broadcast Services (BBC) Undertakings 1992   

• Carbonated Drinks Undertakings 1993 – Britvic Soft Drinks   

• Carbonated Drinks Undertakings 1993 – Coca Cola & Schweppes Beverages   

• Carbonated Drinks Undertakings 1993 – Coca Cola Bottlers (Ulster)   

• Undertaking by the British Medical Association 1994   

• Animal Waste Undertakings 1995 – Prosper de Mulder   

• Animal Waste Undertakings 1995 – William Forrest and Son   

• Foreign Package Holidays (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Order 2000   

• Birds Eye Wall’s (Impulse Ice Cream) Undertakings 2000 – January 2000  

• Impulse Ice Cream – Birds Eye Wall’s Undertakings 2000 – July 2000  

• Impulse Ice Cream – Mars UK Undertakings 2000   

• Impulse Ice Cream – Nestle UK Undertakings 2000   

• Supply of New Cars Order 2000   

• Foreign Package Holidays (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Order 2001   

• Supply of Extended Warranties on Domestic Electrical Goods Order 2005  

Undertakings and Orders made under the Enterprise Act 2002   

• Postal Franking Machines Undertakings 2005    

• Store Card Market Investigation Order 2006 (Varied 2011)     

• Home Credit Market Investigation Order 2007 (Varied 2011 and 2024)    

• Domestic Bulk Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Market Investigation Order 2008    

• Domestic Bulk LPG Market Investigation (Metered Estates) Order 2009    

• BAA Supply of Airport Services Market Investigation Undertakings (Consultation) 2010    

• BAA Supply of Airport Services Market Investigation Undertakings (Segmental Analysis) 2011    

• Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) Market Investigation Order 2011 (Varied 2018)    

• Argos Limited and DSG Retail Limited Undertakings 2012     

• Local Bus Services Market Investigation Order 2012    

• Statutory Audit Services Order 2014    

• Payday Lending Market Investigation Order 2015    

• Private Motor Insurance Market Investigation Order 2015 (excluding Part 3: Wide MFN Clauses)    

• Cement Market Data - World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Undertakings 2017    

• Current Account Switch Service (CASS) Remedies Undertakings 2017    

• Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017 (Varied 2019) (excluding Part 2: Open Banking)

Documents

Consultation document

PDF, 225 KB, 10 pages

Published 19 January 2026