On Jan. 22, 2014, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its draft Prioritisation Principles and Annual Plan for 2014/15. The documents set out the CMA's vision and strategy for effective enforcement of competition law and other consumer protections. As expected, the CMA identifies cartel and merger control enforcement as key priorities. Perhaps less so, the Plan identifies the change in market structure resulting from an increase in online business, innovation in online and mobile technology, and emerging sectors and business models more generally, as changes in the economy that may have implications for the CMA's priorities. Third parties have until March 5, 2014 to submit comments.
The Annual Plan is available here. The Prioritisation Principles are available here.
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