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  "legislation_title": "The Competition Act 1998 (Office of Fair Trading’s Rules) Order 2004",
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  "number": "4",
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  "text": "(1) If the OFT proposes to make an infringement decision—\n(a) the OFT shall give notice of this stating which one or more of the Chapter I prohibition, the Chapter II prohibition, the prohibition in Article 81(1) and the prohibition in Article 82 the OFT considers has been infringed; and\n(b) the provisions of rule 5 shall apply.\n(2) Subject to rules 17 and 18, the notice referred to in paragraph (1)(a) must be given to each person who the OFT considers is a party to the agreement, or is engaged in conduct, which the OFT considers infringes one or more of the prohibitions mentioned in paragraph (1)(a).",
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