# The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022, Article 15: Transitional provision

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this article, a “pre-existing vertical agreement” means an agreement or concerted practice entered into before 1st June 2022 which on 1st June 2022—
(a) does not fall into the category specified in article 3, or satisfy the conditions provided for in this Order, and
(b) immediately before that date satisfied the conditions for exemption provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 330/2010 of 20 April 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices.
(2) A pre-existing vertical agreement is to be treated as a vertical agreement specified in article 3 and meeting the conditions provided for in this Order until 1st June 2023.
(3) Articles 12 to 14 apply to a pre-existing vertical agreement as they apply to a vertical agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/516/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-vertical-agreements-block-exemption-order-2022/article-15
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