Competition and Regulatory Newsletter

House of Lords Committee publishes report on competition law and State aid control in post-Brexit UK

On 2 February 2018 the Internal Markets Sub-Committee of the House of Lords European Union Committee published its report “Brexit: competition and State aid”. The report explores the short-term implications of Brexit for competition law and its enforcement in the UK, the need for transitional arrangements for competition matters, and the impact on future UK competition and State aid policies. It also briefly considers the related future UK institutional framework.

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• MOFCOM publishes three penalty decisions for failure to notify
• European Commission publishes progress report on implementation of collective redress measures
• European Commission approves six electricity capacity mechanisms to ensure security of supply in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Poland