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Paragraph 14 Withdrawal of an exclusion

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(1)

Subject to rules 17 and 18, if the OFT proposes to give a direction under paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act or paragraph 2 or 9 of Schedule 3 to the Act, or in accordance with an order made under section 50 of the Act, to the effect that an exclusion made by a provision specified in paragraph (2) does not apply to an agreement, it shall consult each person who it considers is a party to the agreement.

(2)

The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—

(a)

paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (enterprises ceasing to be distinct: the Chapter I prohibition);

(b)

paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Act (section 21(2) agreements);

(c)

paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 3 to the Act (agricultural products); and

(d)

an order made under section 50 of the Act (vertical agreements and land agreements).

(3)

The period specified for the purposes of paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 1 to the Act and paragraphs 2(6) and 9(6) of Schedule 3 to the Act is ten working days starting with the date the notice is given.

(4)

If the OFT has given a direction referred to in paragraph (1), it shall publish the direction.

Notes on Schedule

Footnotes

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1998 c. 41.