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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-competition-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-4/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2019/9780111173930",
  "legislation_title": "The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-competition-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Pre-existing research and development agreements",
  "text": "(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if—\n(a) a research and development agreement is entered into before exit day, and\n(b) in relation to the agreement, the 7 year period specified in Article 4(1) of the EU R&D block exemption regulation begins before exit day.\n(2) On and after exit day, Article 4(1) of the retained R&D block exemption regulation has effect in relation to the agreement without the modification made by paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 3 to these Regulations.\n(3) Sub-paragraph (4) applies if—\n(a) a research and development agreement is entered into before exit day, and\n(b) immediately before exit day, the agreement contains an obligation described in Article 6(b) of the EU R&D block exemption regulation.\n(4) On and after exit day, Article 6(b) of the retained R&D block exemption regulation has effect in relation to the agreement without the modification made by paragraph 7(6)(b) of Schedule 3 to these Regulations.\n(5) In this paragraph—\n“research and development agreement” has the same meaning as in the EU R&D block exemption regulation;\n“the R&D block exemption regulation” means Commission Regulation (EU) 1217/2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of research and development agreements;\n“the EU R&D block exemption regulation” means the R&D block exemption regulation as it has effect as part of EU law immediately before exit day;\n“the retained R&D block exemption regulation” means the R&D block exemption regulation as it has effect as part of domestic law on and after exit day.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111173930/schedule/4/paragraph/3",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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