Legislation – The Competition Act 1998 (Dairy Produce) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020

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Introduction

1 Citation and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Qualifying activities by dairy produce suppliers

4 Qualifying activities by logistics service providers

5 Exclusion from the Chapter I prohibition in relation to dairy produce suppliers

6 Exclusion from the Chapter I prohibition in relation to logistics service providers

7 End of dairy produce demand disruption period

8 Notification to the Secretary of State

9 Register of agreements

10 Expiry

Signature

Explanatory note

Qualifying activities by logistics service providers4.

(1)

For the purposes of this Order a qualifying activity by a logistics service provider is any activity specified in paragraph (2) insofar as it—

(a)

is for the purpose referred to in article 6(2)(a); and

(b)

does not involve the sharing between logistics service providers of any information regarding costs or pricing.

(2)

The activities specified in this paragraph are—

(a)

sharing information on labour availability during the dairy produce demand disruption period;

(b)

sharing of labour or facilities or coordination of the deployment of labour during the dairy produce demand disruption period; and

(c)

sharing information on delivery vehicle capacity and the size, type or destination of delivery vehicles during the dairy produce demand disruption period.