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Guidance on how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) uses interim measures and derogations in merger investigations.
Information for businesses about how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates mergers, including processes, timelines and possible outcomes.
Rules to govern the methodology for a levy on firms designated with Strategic Market Status (SMS) under section 110 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (2024).
How the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will embed the 4Ps (pace, predictability, proportionality and process) to support growth, investment and business confidence in the UK’s digital markets competition regime.
The Competition and Markets Authority’s policy and approach to transparency and information disclosure.
Complying with competition law while working with other businesses.
Information on how to confess a cartel, the CMA’s leniency programme and what to expect if the cartel activity was in Scotland.
The orders provide measures on benefits, incentive schemes and better information for patients.
How the CMA applies exceptions to the duty to refer in operating the merger control regime.
How the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will use its markets tools to unlock economic growth and build consumer confidence.
Guidance on how to make a whistleblower report to the Competition and Markets Authority.
Guidance on the principles and process of applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases.
Guidelines for market investigations: their role, procedures, assessment and remedies.
Outlines the CMA’s approach to imposing administrative penalties for failure to comply with requirements imposed under its investigatory and remedies powers.
This guidance explains how the CMA handles information and complaints we receive about businesses and business practices.
A 60-second summary on how to spot pyramid selling, avoid the risks of participating in it and report it.
Quick guide, intended primarily for business, providing a simple overview of the UK merger regime and the CMA’s approach when reviewing mergers.
Guidance for businesses, brands and their agencies on how to ensure that online reviews and social media endorsements are honest and transparent.
Explains the changes introduced by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to the conduct of market studies and market investigations by the CMA under the Enterprise Act 2002, as amended.
Guidance for lawyers and third parties on how the CMA collects information before deciding whether to investigate a merger.
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