The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Commission Regulation (EC) 906/2009

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4.—(1) Commission Regulation (EC) 906/2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1, for “Community ports” substitute “ports in the United Kingdom”.

(3) In Article 2, after paragraph 3 insert—

3A.  “the Chapter 1 prohibition” means the prohibition imposed by section 2(1) of the Competition Act 1998;.

(4) In Article 3, for the words before paragraph 1 substitute—

Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the following activities of a consortium are exempt from the Chapter 1 prohibition:.

(5) In the words after Article 7, omit the words from “This Regulation shall be binding” to “Member States.”.