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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…