# Enterprise Act 2002, Section 70B: Investigation and report by the CMA


(1) Where the Secretary of State gives the CMA a foreign state intervention notice, the CMA must, within such period as the Secretary of State may require, give the Secretary of State a report in relation to the case.
(2) The report must include—
(a) a summary of representations relevant to the case that have been received by the CMA, and
(b) a decision as to whether the CMA believes that—
(i) a foreign state newspaper merger situation has been created, or
(ii) arrangements are in progress or in contemplation which, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a foreign state newspaper merger situation.
(3) The CMA must carry out such investigations as it considers appropriate for the purposes of producing a report under this section.
(4) For the purposes of its investigation the CMA must invite representations from the enterprises concerned in the case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/40/section/70B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002/section-70B
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