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Competition Act 1998 directions and commitments register

Register of directions and commitments that are currently in force.

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and sectoral regulators have powers to apply, investigate and enforce the Chapter I and Chapter II prohibitions in the Competition Act 1998 (CA98) and Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

This register includes:

  • in force temporary directions (interim measures) that have been imposed before the end of an investigation
  • in force final directions given at the end of an investigation (following an infringement decision)
  • commitments (current binding promises) that relate to the future conduct of a business and have been accepted by the CMA to address competition concerns

Please see the explanatory note above for more detail.

Published 25 November 2016
Last updated 8 November 2023 + show all updates
  1. CA98 register of directions and commitments published

  2. Directions given by the ORR to English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd on 17 November 2006 have now expired and been removed.

  3. Register updated to include "Investigation into a capacity sharing agreement between P&O Ferries and DFDS"

  4. Directions and commitments case table updated.

  5. First published.