Concurrency: consultation on revised guideline

United Kingdom

On 31st March, the OFT announced it will revise its guideline of March 1999 on the concurrent application of the Competition Act to regulated industries in order to take account of the Competition Act 1998 (Concurrency) Regulations (SI 2000 No.260).

The Consultation Draft (Revised Version) is available on the OFT's website. The key changes that are proposed to deal with the Regulations are in Part 3 "Concurrency in Practice". The OFT has invited comments on the revised guideline. These should be made by 3rd May 2000.