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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-4/paragraph-18",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/93",
  "legislation_title": "The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Part of this Schedule—\n“the 2003 Order” means the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003 ;\n“EC Merger Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings as it has effect in EU law from time to time;\n“enterprise” has the meaning given by section 129 of the 2002 Act;\n“European relevant merger situation” has the meaning given by section 68(2) of the 2002 Act.\n(2) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule the EU merger decision has been taken in relation to a concentration if—\n(a) the European Commission has made a decision in relation to the concentration under Article 6(1)(b) or 8(1), (2) or (3) of the EC Merger Regulation; or\n(b) the concentration is deemed to have been declared compatible with the internal market under Article 10(6) of that Regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 18 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1343), regs. 1(1), 43"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/1592; relevant amending instruments are SI 2003/3180 and S.I .2014/891."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "O.J. L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 18 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:48:49.787679+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}