Reviews of three merger undertakings and one market investigation order

REVIEWS OF THREE MERGER UNDERTAKINGS AND ONE MARKET INVESTIGATION ORDER The CMA is reviewing three merger remedies and one market investigation Order. CONTENTS * Case timetable * Final

decisions published * Provisional decisions consultation published * Review group appointed * Decision to carry out a review * Case information * Contact CASE TIMETABLE DATE ACTION Summer

2024 Publish final decisions 19 March 2024 Publish and consult on provisional decisions 21 November 2023 Publish launch consultation Published in line with the guidance on the Competition

and Markets Authority’s (CMA) approach to the variation and termination of merger monopoly and market undertakings and orders. Any revisions made to the timetable will be published on this

webpage. FINAL DECISIONS PUBLISHED 10 July 2024: The CMA has made final decisions that, as a result of certain changes in circumstance, all of the remedies in question are no longer

appropriate and should be released (in the case of the undertakings) and revoked (in the case of the order). The CMA’s final decision document sets out the CMA’s reasoning and provides a

Notice of Release/Revocation. * Final decision (PDF, 296KB) (10.7.24) * Revocation order (PDF, 106KB) (10.7.24) PROVISIONAL DECISIONS CONSULTATION PUBLISHED 19 March 2024: The CMA has made

provisional decisions that, as a result of certain changes in circumstance, all of the remedies in question are no longer appropriate and should be released/revoked. We’re now consulting on

these provisional decisions. Responses should be sent to us by 5pm on 18 April 2024. The CMA will then consider the views and evidence received before reaching a final decision. *

Consultation on provisional decisions on reviews of three merger undertakings and one market investigation Order (19.3.24) REVIEW GROUP APPOINTED 21 November 2023: The CMA appointed the

following Panel group members to the reviews of three merger undertakings and one Market Investigation Order: Kirstin Baker, Paul Hughes and Jo Armstrong. DECISION TO CARRY OUT A REVIEW 21

November 2023: Between 30 January 2023 and 17 February 2023, the CMA consulted on whether to launch reviews of various remedies in its portfolio. The CMA has now decided to conduct a review

of three sets of old merger undertakings and one Market Investigation Order. The purpose of these reviews is to determine whether, as a result of any change in circumstance, the remedies in

question are no longer appropriate and need to be varied, superseded or released. We are now consulting on whether there has been a relevant change in circumstances which means that any of

the remedies in question should be varied, superseded or released. Responses should be sent to us by 5pm on 12 December 2023. We will then consider the views and evidence received before

reaching and consulting on a provisional decision. * Consultation on reviews of three merger undertakings and one market investigation Order (21.11.23) CASE INFORMATION Between 30 January

2023 and 17 February 2023, the CMA consulted on whether to launch reviews of various remedies in its portfolio. * Potential remedy reviews consultation CONTACT [email protected]

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