(1) After section 58 of the 1998 Act there is inserted -
"Findings of infringements
58A Findings of infringements
(1) This section applies to proceedings before the court in which damages or any other sum of money is claimed in respect of an infringement of -
(a) the Chapter I prohibition;
(b) the Chapter II prohibition;
(c) the prohibition in Article 81(1) of the Treaty;
(d) the prohibition in Article 82 of the Treaty.
(2) In such proceedings, the court is bound by a decision mentioned in subsection (3) once any period specified in subsection (4) which relates to the decision has elapsed.
(3) The decisions are -
(a) a decision of the OFT that the Chapter I prohibition or the Chapter II prohibition has been infringed;
(b) a decision of the OFT that the prohibition in Article 81(1) or Article 82 of the Treaty has been infringed;
(c) a decision of the Tribunal (on an appeal from a decision of the OFT) that the Chapter I prohibition or the Chapter II prohibition has been infringed, or tha
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