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Version date: 24 May 2024 - onwards

56 Commitments

(1) The CMA may accept an appropriate commitment from a designated undertaking as to its conduct in respect of an adverse effect on competition or a detrimental effect on UK users or UK customers that the CMA considers has resulted, or may be expected to result, from an adverse effect on competition.

(2) A commitment is appropriate where the CMA considers that compliance with the commitment by the undertaking would contribute to or otherwise be of use in remedying, mitigating or preventing -

(a) the adverse effect on competition, or

(b) the detrimental effect on UK users or UK customers.

(3) Following the acceptance of a commitment by the CMA as to the conduct of an undertaking -

(a) the undertaking that gave the commitment must comply with it at all times when it is in force, and

(b) so far as relating to the conduct, the CMA may give a notice to the undertaking -

(i) ending a PCI investigation (if it has begun one) without making a PCI decision, or