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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-4/paragraph-8A",
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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/8A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where on and after IP completion day the European Commission has continued competence in relation to an investigation into an agreement, decision, concerted practice or abuse of a dominant position under Regulation 1/2003 in accordance with article 92 of the EU withdrawal agreement.\n(2) While the Commission’s investigation is ongoing, the CMA must not open or re-open any investigation by virtue of section 25(2), (4) or (6) of the 1998 Act into the competition concerns with which the Commission’s investigation is concerned.\n(3) Nothing in sub-paragraph (2) prevents the CMA from opening an investigation by virtue of section 25(2), (4) or (6) into competition concerns relating to an agreement, decision, concerted practice or abuse of a dominant position insofar as those concerns relate to the effects arising from the agreement, decision, concerted practice or abuse of a dominant position on and after IP completion day.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 paras. 8-8B substituted for Sch. 4 para. 8 (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1343), regs. 1(1), 36(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 8A 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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  },
  "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."
}