# Council Regulation (EC) No 169/2009 of 26 February 2009 applying rules of competition to transport by rail, road and inland waterway (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 3: Exemption for groups of small and medium-sized undertakings

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

1. Agreements, decisions and concerted practices as referred to in section 2(1) of the Competition Act 1998 are exempt from the prohibition imposed by that provision where their purpose is:
(a)the constitution and operation of groupings of road or inland waterway transport undertakings with a view to carrying on transport activities;
(b)the joint financing or acquisition of transport equipment or supplies, where these operations are directly related to the provision of transport services and are necessary for the joint operations of the aforesaid groupings;
always provided that the total carrying capacity of any grouping does not exceed:
(i)10 000 metric tons in the case of road transport;
(ii)500 000 metric tons in the case of transport by inland waterway.
The individual capacity of each undertaking belonging to a grouping shall not exceed 1 000 metric tons in the case of road transport or 50 000 metric tons in the case of transport by inland waterway.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/169/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-169/article-3
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