# The Competition Act 1998 (Competition and Markets Authority's Rules) Order 2014, Paragraph 10: Notice of decision


(1) Where the CMA has made an infringement decision, it must without delay—
(a) subject to rules 18 and 19, give notice of the infringement decision to each person to whom the CMA considers is or was a party to the agreement, or is or was engaged in conduct, stating the facts on which the CMA bases the infringement decision and the CMA's reasons for making the infringement decision; and
(b) publish the infringement decision.
(2) Where the CMA considers that an agreement infringes the Chapter I prohibition ... the CMA may address an infringement decision to fewer than all the persons who are or were party to that agreement or are or were engaged in that conduct.
(3) The CMA may delay publication of the infringement decision under paragraph (1)(b) where the CMA considers that such publication may prejudice a criminal investigation or prosecution pursuant to section 192 of the Enterprise Act 2002 relating to the same or similar agreement or conduct.
(4) Where the CMA has made a decision that there are no grounds for action in respect of—
(a) an agreement either because the conditions of the Chapter I prohibition are not met or because the agreement is excluded from the Chapter I prohibition or satisfies the conditions in section 9(1) of the Act; or
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) conduct because the conditions of the Chapter II prohibition ... are not met;
the CMA must without delay, subject to rules 18 and 19, give notice of the decision, to any person whom it has undertaken to inform of the decision and to any person in respect of whom the CMA or an officer has issued any notice under rule 5, stating the facts on which the CMA bases the decision and the CMA's reasons for making the decision.
(5) Where the CMA is required to give notice of a decision under paragraph (4), it may publish the decision.
(6) In this rule, “officer” has the same meaning as in rule 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/458/schedule/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-competition-and-markets-authoritys-rules-order-2014/schedule/paragraph-10
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