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Surface transport competition rules go under the microscope

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing the Rail, Road and Inland Waterway Transport Block Exemption Regulation ahead of a recommendation to government on whether to vary or revoke it. It is one of the EU block exemption regulations that were in force at the end of the Brexit Transition Period on 31 December 2020 and retained in UK law. The move follows a similar review of the EU’s ... [+]

CMA recommends end to liner block exemption – updated

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended to the government not to renew the Liner Shipping Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) on its expiry on 25 April. The CBER was inherited from the European Union and allows liner consortia to operate, under certain conditions. The European Commission announced on ... [+]

Update: UK competition watchdog calls for liner block exemption to continue

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended that the Liner Shipping Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) be replaced by a Liner Shipping Consortia Block Exemption Order (CBEO) tailored to the needs of UK businesses and consumers when it expires on 25 April 2024. However, the CMA proposes that any ... [+]

Channel decision upheld

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has backed the Competition Commission's earlier finding that Eurotunnel has an unfair position on the Channel market following the starting up of a ferry service in addition to its Channel Tunnel service. But Groupe Eurotunnel, which took over three ferries belonging to bankfrupt state ... [+]

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