{"id":505,"date":"2017-07-07T14:14:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T13:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.competitionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=505"},"modified":"2017-07-07T14:16:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T13:16:18","slug":"competition-infringement-supply-solid-fuel-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.competitionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/competition-infringement-supply-solid-fuel-products","title":{"rendered":"Update: is there a competition infringement in the supply of solid fuel products?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In November 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into the supply of solid fuel products in the U.K.<\/p>\n

The investigation relates to Chapter I of the Competition Act (CA) 1998 that bans agreements made between two or more companies that prevent, restrict or distort competition within the U.K., and as a result may affect the trade or market within the U.K.<\/p>\n

We have blogged about anti-competitive agreements in the solid fuel industry before<\/a>, and here is an update on the current situation.
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\nIn March 2017, the decision was taken to continue with the investigation<\/strong>. As with all investigations, the CMA gives time to for all the necessary information gathering.<\/p>\n

There is due to be an update of the investigation by the end of July.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to come to anything conclusive when there’s not enough evidence to base the findings, but the CMA has decided to continue the investigation, which may mean they suspect something is afoot.<\/p>\n

Types of banned agreements<\/h2>\n

The types of agreements that are prohibited under Chapter I are quite wide and include, but aren’t limited to:<\/p>\n

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