United Kingdom: Secretary of State for Business and Trade issued Competition Act (Technology Transfer Agreements Block Exemption Order)

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Secretary of State for Business and Trade issued Competition Act (Technology Transfer Agreements Block Exemption Order)

On 25 March 2026, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Business and Trade made the Competition Act 1998 (Technology Transfer Agreements Block Exemption Order) 2026 (SI 2026/369) (TTBEO), accepting the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) rec…

Scope

Policy Area

Competition

Policy Instrument

Anti-competitive agreements regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

cross-cutting

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

central government

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2025-03-14

in consultation

On 14 March 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a consultation on the Proposed…

2025-04-11

processing consultation

On 11 April 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closes the consultation on the Propos…

2025-09-30

in consultation

On 30 September 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the recommendation t…

2026-01-05

in consultation

On 5 January 2026, the Department for Business and Trade opened a public consultation on the draft …

2026-02-09

processing consultation

On 9 February 2026, the Department for Business and Trade closes the public consultation that had b…

2026-03-25

adopted

On 25 March 2026, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Business and Trade made the Competition…

2026-05-01

in force

On 1 May 2026, the Competition Act 1998 (Technology Transfer Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2026…